Resources

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

Note: the Sustainable Communities Act currently applies to England only

Guides to the Sustainable Communities Act
A two page 'easy to read' guide to the Act by Local Works.
Download it here.

Local Works Best Practice Guide for Councils using the Sustainable Communities Act.
View and download it here.
Local Works would like to thank The Big Lottery Fund for making it possible to create this guide.

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

Guidance Sheets
'Easy to read' guides on using the Act to do things like save the Post Offices, small shops, public services, promote democracy and protect the environment with suggested proposals can be downloaded here.

Resources for Councillors and Council Officers
Sample Motion resolving to use the Sustainable Communities Act following the second invite to do so from the government on 15th December 2010. Download it here.

Briefing (4 sides) on the Act for Councillors and Council Officers. Download it here.

Briefing (2 sides) on the New Burdens Procedure that councils can use to get money to cover the implementation costs of using the Act. Download it here.

Briefing (2 sides) on the 'decision by dialogue' process the Act sets up that is co-operation and not consultation. Download it 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.