Check out a recent publication from the Urban Forum - 'Leading Lights'.

This report highlights research into the role of Councillors and third sector representatives in community leadership.

The guide provides essential information, resources and contacts to enable anyone interested in developing local assets to get started. It is not comprehensive, but provides a range of practical tools and activities that can help to develop thinking, understanding and planning. It also provides case studies that show it can work in practice.

This resource sets out how government will work to implement the proposals outlined in the Quirk review, which have been accepted by government.

For more information, see the Quirk Review

This guide was funded through the Advancing Assets for Communities programme, and is intended to be non-statutory guidance on managing risk. Useful for local authorities and community based organisations alike, the guide recognises that risk is part of any course of action, but there are common risks associated with transfer that need to be considered.

Published by the DTA, The Green Asset Guide is a resource for community organisations, to help them reduce the environmental impact of developing local assets.