A People Power reveals a damning assessment of successive governments attempts to decentralise power and give people meaningful control.
The report is published by the independent Commission on the Future of Localism, chaired by Lord Bob Kerslake, and set up by Locality, the national charity supporting community organisations, in partnership with Power to Change, the independent trust supporting community businesses in England.
The Commission finds the fundamental shift in power away from Westminster – as promised in the 2011 Localism Act – has not been achieved.
Britain remains over centralised with the balance of power stacked against local communities. The report calls for renewed action to see localism flourish and for local communities to have more control over decisions that impact on their quality of life.
People Power: Summary Report
The Commission on the Future of Localism was established to consider how to reinvigorate the localism agenda. We find that the ‘fundamental shift of power’ promised by the Localism Act 2011 has not yet been achieved.
Commission on the future of Localism – Poll Findings
The findings of the poll which investigated what is required to reinvigorate local democracy and unleash the power of community.