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Community Influence in Redditch Borough - Good Scrutiny Awards 2010 nominee

Jess Bayley reports on how an influential scrutiny review in Redditch convinced the Council and partners to replace outdated Neighbourhood Groups with a wider range of mechanisms for consulting and involving local communities.

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13 July 2010

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council - Good Scrutiny Awards 2010 winner - reviews child poverty

An ambitious scrutiny review in Rhondda Cynon Taf produced real outcomes in improved benefits take-up and improved relationships between executive and non-executive members.

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13 July 2010

Trust in Practice: pathway to local democratic renewal

To improve trust in local institutions what is needed is nothing short of a shift from a producer-consumer paradigm based on customer satisfaction, to a co-producer approach based on trust, states Jonathan Birdwell of Demos

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13 July 2010