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Advocacy for social services clients
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Community strategy
Co-operative development
Credit unions
Housing focus groups
London Drug Policy Forum
Raising aspirations
The Brokerage Citylink
Voluntary organisations - funding
Volunteering - information and advice
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Alcohol - advice and support
Anti social behaviour and nuisance
Business rates - account enquiries
Business rates - annual notification
Business rates - reductions
Childcare - out of school hours
Child-minding information
Citizens Advice Bureau
Civil emergencies - major accident hazards
Community fire safety
Community safety
Conference, hall and meeting room hire
Death - repatriation of bodies - abroad
Death - repatriation of bodies - England and Wales
Drugs - advice and support
Economic information and analysis
Employment advice
General legal advice
Health and safety - occupational health services
Housing - community safety
Local economy - development
Museums and galleries - information and advice
Regeneration projects
Sale of sundry items and publications
Trading standards - under age sales
Translating and interpreting services
Welfare rights - advice
Witness support
Young people - information and advice

Community advice

Advocacy for social services clients
Providing access to someone who can advocate on behalf of a social services client to ensure that they receive equal rights by writing letters, making phone calls, liaising with relevant agencies etc. on the clients behalf.
Community strategy
Part 1 of the Local Government Act 2000 placed a duty on each council in England and Wales to prepare a community strategy to promote and improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of their areas and to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development in the UK. In Scotland the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 places duties on local authorities - to initiate, facilitate and maintain Community Planning. Local authorities have a duty to develop a comprehensive Community Plan along with relevant stakeholders to promote or improve the social, economic and environmental well-being of their areas and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development in Scotland.
Co-operative development
A co-operative is a way for two or more people to go into business together and reducing personal financial risk. The council can help set up a new co-operative in any sector or help existing co-operatives by providing advice and information on issues such as business planning, finding premises, legal advice, business information, suppliers etc.
Credit unions
A credit union is a profit sharing, democratically run financial co-operative which offers convenient savings and low interest loans to its members. The council may offer support to local credit unions by providing advice and information to help them get started and manage their affairs in a legal and efficient way.
Housing focus groups
Voluntary organisations - funding
Provision of grants to local voluntary organisations. Grants are usually available for projects/organisations that meet the councils criteria and comply with the terms and conditions imposed on the issue of funding.
Volunteering - information and advice
Provision of information on volunteering opportunities available in the community.