Report evaluating community contracts, neighbourhood agreements or local charters published
A new report presenting the results of a small-scale evaluation of community contracts, covering lessons about implementation and the impact of contracts on empowerment, local services, local communities, and local democracy, has been published.
Community contracts (also known as neighbourhood agreements or local charters) are voluntary agreements between local service providers and residents that set out standards of service and priorities for action, as well as any commitments that residents have taken on themselves.
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