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Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill 2026

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The Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill focuses on enhancing community participation in local governance and service delivery. It emphasizes the importance of effective community engagement, particularly through Community Councils, which should be empowered to influence decision-making processes. The document outlines various proposals for improving community involvement in planning, asset management, and public service delivery, advocating for clearer roles, responsibilities, and support for communities to manage local resources effectively. Additionally, it discusses the need for legislative changes to facilitate community rights to buy or manage public assets and highlights the potential positive impacts on social cohesion, equality of opportunity, and environmental sustainability.

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Click ‘Get Form’ to open the Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill in the editor.
Begin with Part 1, focusing on Strengthening Community Participation. Answer the consultation questions by providing your insights on effective community engagement in planning processes.
Move to each question sequentially, ensuring you address specific queries regarding community councils, their roles, and suggestions for improvement. Use text boxes to elaborate on your thoughts.
In Part 2, discuss Unlocking Enterprising Community Development. Reflect on community rights to buy and asset transfers by filling in the relevant sections with detailed responses.
Finally, complete Part 3 regarding Renewing Our Communities. Share your views on managing public sector assets and any proposed changes that could benefit local communities.

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What is your definition of empowerment?

Community-based initiatives typically involve small-scale projects and programs to benefit a specific geographic area. Examples of such economic empowerment efforts include food banks, cooperative farms, and community centers, all of which are aimed at providing direct assistance to local individuals and families.

What is the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill?

The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 helps to empower community bodies through the ownership or control of land and buildings, and by strengthening community voices in decisions about public services.

What are the elements of community empowerment?

Elements of community empowerment include accessibility, involvement and par- ticipation, accountability, and local organizations capacity.

What is the basic essence of community empowerment?

Community empowerment goes beyond individual empowerment because it focuses on collective action. It is the result of the empowerment of a group of people who, precisely because they work together, develop shared solutions to improve the quality of life of the entire community.

What is community empowerment?

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, also known as simply the English Devolution Bill or as the Take Back Control Bill, is a UK Government bill which will establish a new framework for devolution of powers to local government and combined authorities in England.