A new report by The Future Governance Forum (FGF) and Local Trust, Mission Critical 04: Building a new relationship between people and the state, proposes a framework for delivering a new relationship between people and the state to enable the delivery of the national missions, rooted in power, outcomes and participation.
To implement our new framework, we recommend the government builds on its new £5bn ‘Pride in Place’ programme and other neighbourhood policies by:
- Enhancing the powers and duties of Local Growth Plans to ensure economic growth is felt in the UK’s 1,315 doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods
- Making it easier to establish Parish Councils
- Establishing a network of partners to support the UK’s doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods to build their own social infrastructure
- Offering unrestricted small grants for resident-led change in the UK’s doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods
- Make participatory processes a requirement of all funds being invested in social infrastructure, such as the 25 Trailblazer neighbourhoods.
The FGF and Local Trust’s recommendations aim to contribute to improving trust between people and the state.
This paper is the fourth report in FGF’s ‘Mission Critical’ programme. It follows papers on implementing mission-driven government in the UK, forming stronger partnerships with business and trade unions and partnerships with civil society organisations.