A handy guide for
community groups
This guide is published jointly by NAVCA, IDeA and Urban
Forum with the support of the National Empowerment Partnership to
provide information on how local authorities work and what they are
responsible for. It is designed to help people understand what
their council does and help community groups have a greater say in
local decision making. It provides essential information to help
citizens and groups make the most of opportunities to influence
decision-making and hold their council to account.
The guide was mentioned in the recent Empowerment White
Paper; we hope it helps move the empowerment agenda forward. It
explains councils' obligations to involve local people and contains
hot tips on what you can do to improve your communities'
relationship with the
council.
How your Council works (pdf, 982KB)
Hard copies can be ordered using our
publication order
forms.