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Community Rights Consultation

9 March 2011

Manchester

The Localism Bill includes new rights for local communities, including the Community Right to Buy and the Community Right to Challenge.

Community Right to Buy - Under the Community Right to Buy important local amenities and buildings - such as old town halls, community halls or the last village shop or pub can be nominated for listing by the local authority as assets of community value. If listed assets come up for sale, communities will have extra time to prepare a bid to take them over, making it easier to keep much-loved assets in public use and part of local life.

Community Right to Challenge - Under the Commuity Right to Challenge voluntary and community groups, parish councils and local authority staff will be able to challenge to take over the running of local public services.

To assist in developing the detail, the Department for Communities and Local Government are consulting on both Rights. Copies of both consultation documents and response forms are available on their website.

To book a place on this consultation event, email crtchallenge@communities.gsi.gov.uk or crtbuy@communities.gsi.gov.uk or write to Community Rights Consultation Team, Department for Communities and Local Government, 5/A3 Eland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DU.