Devolved governance to deal with 'difference and variation' in future society
From Future of Local Services to the Public
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Summary
A paper produced in April 2006 by the Tavistock Institute, SOLON Consultants and the Local Government Information Unit for Communities and Local Government argues that future society will be characterised by 'difference and variation' and takes the position that a more devolved system of local governance will be better able to address the issues that this change brings.
Moreover, the paper asks whether the risks associated devolving power to localities in order to address these issues are greater than those of maintaining a more uniform approach.
Impacts
- To service delivery in terms of responding to local needs and resource allocation
- To regulation of communities in terms of influencing behaviour and supporting different communities respond to difference
- To community leadership in that this becomes increasingly more important as regluation of devolved governance grows
Relevance
- To all those delivering services and involved in supporting communities
- To all in terms of delivering 'joined-up' services and community provisions
References
The Tavistock Institute, Solon Consultants, LGIU, CLG (April 2006) 'All Our Futures: the challenges to local governance in 2015' www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/allourfutures
