Conference on the impact of the Community Empowerment White Paper

In partnership with: Communities and Local Government; Municipal Journal; Ipsos MORI

A conference to examine and follow up the detailed proposals in the Community Empowerment White Paper which will be published in time for this July.

The conference will be launched by Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

It will take place in Central London on 17 July 2008.

Ben Page, Managing Director, Ipsos MORI Public Affairs, Chairman, Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute has been confirmes as one of the speakers.

With the published white paper to work from, presentations and discussion will be led by politicians; practitioners, commentators and experts on:

• Renewed interest and pressure for elected mayors to encourage strong local leadership
• How empowerment will change the relationship between service providers and local communities
• How communities will hold public officials and representatives to account
• How new powers will trigger action on popular priorities by raising the status of petitions
• How local authorities can revive involvement in local civic and democratic roles
• How local authorities can use the empowerment agenda to tackle worklessness and promote enterprise

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