NCVO and David Drew MP invite you to a Parliamentary reception:

‘A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT: THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ACT’

With FREE BEER: kindly donated through SIBA – the Society of Independent Brewers

The Sustainable Communities Act is an exciting new law that sets up a radical ‘bottom up’ process of governance. Come along and hear the latest developments:

·         Hundreds of proposals for government action have already been put forward by Local Authorities under the Act,

·         the government will be reporting to Parliament in December on the next set of Local Spending Reports (required under the Act), and

·         the Sustainable Communities Act Amendment Bill that will further extend the Act’s powers to Local Authorities is currently in Parliament.

THIS IS A PUBLIC EVENT, PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL ON TO ANY WHO MAY WISH TO ATTEND. This event is free and no booking is required.

Details for the reception are as follows:

6pm to 8pm, Tuesday 8^th December 2009

The Jubilee Room, Houses of Parliament (via St Stephen’s entrance on Parliament Square), London SW1A 0AA

Chair: Tom Levitt MP – Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Community and Voluntary Sector

Speakers:

John Denham MP – Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – INVITED

Oliver Letwin MP – Chairman of the Conservative Party Policy Review

Julia Goldsworthy MP – Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

David Drew MP – Sponsor of the Sustainable Communities Act

Ron Bailey – Local Works Organiser

Yours sincerely

Steve Shaw

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Steve Shaw
National Co-ordinator
Local Works – promoting the Sustainable Communities Act

a project of Unlock Democracy
office: 020 7278 4443 

mobile: 07788 646 933
websites: www.localworks.org and www.unlockdemocracy.org.uk

address: Local Works, c/o Unlock Democracy,

6 Cynthia St, London N1 9JF