social and political benefits associated with participating in sport and leisure activities. Government invests funding into NGBs and local authorities through Sport England to encourage participation in sport and physical activity via the
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GOOD IDEA ’We are the big society’ (Local government: 18/06/12) "We are the big society. And we have to make sure there is another meaning to community challenge - and that we fight this in every way that we can." That was the message from UNISON’s local government conference this afternoon‚ as delegates debated the Localism Act and how to defend members’ terms and conditions. Moving the motion on behalf of the national LGBT committee‚ Jackie Lewis sais everyone should be quite clear that
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Explain recent attempts by the Government to tackle social inequalities Political parties A political party is an organisation of people who seek to achieve goals that members feel are particularly important‚ such as giving people better opportunities‚ creating fairer society‚ and protecting the environment. The opposition party is Labour party. The UK has here main political parties among many‚ which are Conservative‚ Labour and Liberal Democrat. These three parties work in both the House of Lords
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which among other things develops the most demanding operating rooms. Operating rooms are delivered throughout Europe‚ over 100 operating rooms to the Western European market‚ the market of Russia. I must stress the excellent cooperation with the local authorities‚ that is the County of Zagreb and the City of Samobor in all matters when we needed help. I would like to especially emphasize that during the construction of these new facilities‚ both times when there was construction‚ we very quickly
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goods or seen them cheaper elsewhere What are you entitled to ask for: 1. A full refund 2. Compensation (may be based on the cost of repair or cost of item less usage) 3. Repair or replacement Trading Standards This is linked to local authorities to protect consumers from unfair trading. Officers work in the following areas: 1. Quantity- inspect and check measuring equipment in factories‚ shops and markets 2. Quality- test samples of food and drink for safety and quality
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of progress on the poverty front can in many cases be explained by the neglect or misunderstanding of the role of governance. Simply assuming or appealing to government commitment to poverty reduction may be both unrealistic and insufficient‚ and governance to be effective for poverty reduction has to include actors beyond government Hartmut Schneider(1999). The challenge is therefore not only to address poverty reduction and governance together but also to make good governance. Participatory
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1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL CHALLENGES A fresh look at local government’s deliver obligations and resource requirements is needed. HILDEGARDE FAST makes the case for a differentiated approach. It is common knowledge that many municipalities in South Africa are financially in dire straits. In the public discourse‚ the focus is often on operational issues such as poor revenue collection‚ unsustainable debt burdens‚ and lack of financial management capacity. In seeking to understand the financial
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positive and negative on each economic sector. 1. How does this issue affect households and local residents? This issue affects households and local residents negatively because families from households don’t go to the beach due to the fact they are filled with pollution. It affects local residents the same negative way. No one wants to go to the beach when it is polluted. It also negatively affects local resident’s because tourists won’t come to our beaches being that they are polluted. This issue
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The economic framework of local governance The economic foundations of the local government of the Republic of Kazakhstan are: - Municipal property; - Local finance; - Property in state ownership and transferred to the management of local governments. The material and financial resources‚ which are the economic foundation of local government‚ determine in fact the efficiency of local government. The economic foundation for local governance is a set of legal norms that regulate social relations
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INTRODUCTION Most developing country’s governments and multilateral institutions are increasingly concerned by the slow progress being made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals and have identified new ways of strengthening the development focus of their policies and programmes. For this reason‚ decentralisation is receiving increasing international attention as a potential tool in the acceleration of development. Though decentralisation would not be implemented solely for the direct
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