05/11/2014
Initiative To Improve Central, Local Government Coordination
A new initiative has been approved by the Executive that will aim to improve coordination between central and local government.
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan is to chair a new Partnership Panel that will bring together a working partnership, comprising Executive Ministers, councillors from the 11 new councils and members from a representative body or association of the district councils.
Mark H Durkan said: "By establishing this Partnership Panel, I am creating a forum where key decision makers from central and local government can come together to develop joined-up solutions and improve the delivery of local services. Joint policy development and better operational collaboration will help us to tackle the issues that really matter to people.
"Local government reform will result in bigger challenges for councils with the transfer of planning, local economic development, local tourism and the introduction of new community planning powers. Bringing this family of powers together within councils will enable local government to adopt a comprehensive approach to dealing with local needs and priorities. I am determined that central government departments should support this process through the Partnership Panel."
(IT/MH)
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan is to chair a new Partnership Panel that will bring together a working partnership, comprising Executive Ministers, councillors from the 11 new councils and members from a representative body or association of the district councils.
Mark H Durkan said: "By establishing this Partnership Panel, I am creating a forum where key decision makers from central and local government can come together to develop joined-up solutions and improve the delivery of local services. Joint policy development and better operational collaboration will help us to tackle the issues that really matter to people.
"Local government reform will result in bigger challenges for councils with the transfer of planning, local economic development, local tourism and the introduction of new community planning powers. Bringing this family of powers together within councils will enable local government to adopt a comprehensive approach to dealing with local needs and priorities. I am determined that central government departments should support this process through the Partnership Panel."
(IT/MH)
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