It reflects the belief that integration will strengthen the ability of local authorities and their partners to meet community needs.
Integration of cultural and community planning will help local authorities utilise their new power to promote the well-being of their areas; promote their contribution to national and local governments' Shared Priorities and assist them to respond to new developments within Comprehensive Performance Assessment.
Leading the Good Life identifies four key opportunities for integration, explores the issues that must be addressed, key actions that can be taken and sets out many case studies of good practice and useful sources of information. It will be of use to everyone involved with both cultural and community planning.
The Guidance on Integrating Cultural and Community Strategies and the executive summary are both available online.
Related Information:
These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.