Resources

The Sustainable Communities Act
The Act can be viewed and downloaded here.

Sample letter to use when writing to your councillors
A sample letter asking your councillors to choose to use the Act (remember - you can only use the powers in the Act if your council chooses to first!). Download it here.

Guides to the Act
Local Works colour broadsheet guide to using the Sustainable Communities Act
View it here and downloaded here.

Note regarding guidance sheets:
Local Works are publishing guidance sheets on how the Act can be used to save Post Offices, small shops, pubs, promote local renewable energy etc. If you could like to pre-order any of these guides (free!) please email steve.shaw@unlockdemocracy.org.uk or call 020 7278 4443.

Two Page 'Easy to Read' Guide to the Act by Local Works
Download it here.

Diagram showing how Sustainable Communities Act works. Download it here.

Resources for Councillors and Council Officers
Briefing (4 sides) on the Act for Councillors and Council Officers
Download it here.
Draft Motion for Councillors re resolving to use the Act:
download it here.

Huge letter to councils urging them to 'opt in' to the Sustainable Communities Act
In early October Local Works coalition organisations sent this A2 sized letter to all council leaders urging them to opt in to the Sustainable Communities Act when invited by central government. View the letter here.

Resources for Welsh citizens
Sample letter asking Welsh Assembly Members to support a request to Westminster that the Act be fully applied to Wales. Download it here.
A guide regarding applying the Act to Wales. Download it here.