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Town halls have been informed that council league tables have beenformally scrapped by the new Government.Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles wrote tocouncil leaders informing them he had called an end toComprehensive Area Assessments (CAA).Acting on a coalition pledge to remove the "bureaucratic levers of the past", he has instructed the local government watchdogs to end thecontroversial reporting process.
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)said independent research suggested it would save councils on average£1.8 million each. It is also expected to save the Audit Commission£10 million a year.In place of the inspections regime, Mr Pickles wants increasedtransparency by authorities to ensure that standards are maintained as"armchair auditors" hold council chiefs to account.The CAA was conducted by the Audit Commission in co-ordinationwith Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Probation, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and HM Inspectorate of Prisons. The DCLG said that the watchdogs' powers to conductinspections at their own discretion, in particular in cases of failingauthorities, would not be affected.Mr Pickles said: "Today I have instructed town hall watchdogs to stoptying the hands of council workers with unnecessary red tape and paperwork. "It is much more important for the public to know whattheir councils are doing than having thousands of hush-hush, unseen papers being sent back and forth between Whitehall bureaucrats andthe town hall. We are already pushing power as far away fromWhitehall as we can and calling on councils to throw open their booksto create much more cost effective and efficient local public services."
Council leaguetables scrapped
The government's proposals toreduce local government fundingwill "hammer the poor", shadowcommunities and local governmentsecretary John Denham has warned.Opening a Commons debate on 29June 2010, Mr Denham said someof the poorest areas would see their spending cut by the highestamounts.Communities Secretary Eric Pickleswas absent from the chamber attending a cabinet meeting inBradford, but Mr Denham said hewas "disappointed" Mr Pickles "hasnot bothered to turn up to thisdebate".He added: "The truth is of coursethat he is too scared to be here. Tooscared to explain the series of blunders he has already made over these cuts."Former local government secretary
Mr Denham said Salford loses"twice as much" as its more affluentneighbouring authority Trafford.In London, Newham "the sixthmost deprived borough in thecountry" loses £4.6m but Richmondloses less than £1m, he told MPs.But Communities and LocalGovernment Minister Grant Shappsrejected the opposition's chargesand accused Labour of leaving thecoalition a "toxic legacy of debt"under their "scorched earth policy".He said: "We need to tighten our belts and it's right to expect localauthorities to play their part in that process."The change in government offeredthe chance to decentralise power and put local people "back in thedriving seat", he said.
Local governmentcuts will 'hammer'poorer areas
The eminent Indian musicianAashish Khan will play anexclusive concert at theBharatiya Vidya Bhavan inWest Kensington, London, onFriday July 9 at 7pm.Aashish Khan is among the tophandful of India’s greatestliving sarode players and is arecipient of Government of India's highest honour in performing arts, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. He will
only play one concert inLondon and will be supported by several other internationallyrenowned artists on the tabla,sarangi and sitar.This rare opportunity to see theGrammy award nominatedartist has been organised bySarah Wraight from HarbertonRoad in Archway, Camden, toraise funds and awareness for agrass-roots charity whichsupports women and childrenaffected by sexual exploitation,forced prostitution andtrafficking in India.The charity, called Guria, has been close to Sarah’s heartsince she returned from sixweeks volunteering inVaranasi, India, last summer.
“It was a life-changingexperience”, she said. “I got toknow everyone who wasinvolved with the charity, andsaw first-hand the amazingwork that they do.”Sarah, who works for aconsultancy in the charitysector, spent time working ateducation centres in India thatwere set up by Guria. Thecharity also provides food,shelter, medical help and legaladvice to the women andchildren they support.“As soon as I returned toEngland, I knew I had to do
whatever I could to help”,Sarah said. “As little as £5 will pay for a child’s attendance toGuria’s education centres for one month, but more thananything I hope the concert willhelp to raise awareness of thecause, which doesn’t get muchattention.”Tickets are £15 each, availableon 0207 381 3086 with 100%of the profits going to Guria.For more information visit thecharity’s website atwww.guria-uk.org or [email protected]
Freedom Now! Aashish Khan to playone-off charity concertin London on July 9th
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