faith based regeneration

CLG Framework: Faith Literacy Training and Guidelines for Local Authorities

The many references to the need to develop the religious literacy of people working in public bodies, particularly local authorities, are most welcome. At all the FbRN seminars and conferences, public officers’ lack of awareness and skills, in relating to faith groups, has been raised as a problem faced by those groups. (There of course some examples of very good practice).

FbRN is working with CLG and other partners to develop a religious literacy programme for people who work in the public sector. It is intended to build on the best of what is already available.
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CLG Framework: The Regions

The Framework envisages a key role for the Regional Forums of Faiths (for the FbRN report on Regional Forums click here). FbRN UK, with the Inter Faith Network for the UK, facilitates a network of the English Regional Forums of Faith. The role that the Framework envisages for the Regional Forums is to:
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CLG Framework: Connection with the National Empowerment Partnership

NEP is already funded by CLG to promote an improvement in the quality of community engagement and empowerment policy and practice.

Do you have any experience of how this is working out in practice?

How are faith based groups involved?
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CLG Framework: Delivery of Public Services by Faith Based Groups

The involvement of the Voluntary and Community Sector in the delivery of public services is a declared government policy, and this includes faith based groups. The Framework acknowledges the potential benefits that faith groups can contribute and some of the issues that might arise (page 33). It proposes working with the faith communities, the Local Government Association and the Charity Commission to produce a standardised version of a charter for excellence in public service delivery by faith communities building on existing models.

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CLG Framework: Funding for faith groups

FbRN UK welcomes the investment announced in the Framework and is pleased to note the recognition that bridging social capital can be built amongst people sharing the same religion or belief (page 27), an insight coming from the Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund.
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