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What can we learn from international models of local social infrastructure, local governance and devolution of power to communities?

Background

Including bringing together further evidence on what the social and economic impact of having a more integrated and cohesive place is.

Next steps

The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: [email protected] and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: [email protected].

Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

DLUHC Areas of research interest GOVUK

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