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Strong communities ultimately require strong
Strong communities ultimately require strong local government.We
will give councils further freedoms to deliver better local services, subject
to minimum national standards, with even greater freedoms for
top-performing councils.We will reduce unnecessary bureaucracy by
cutting both the cost of inspection and the total number of inspectorates,
and we will dramatically simplify the many funding streams
available to local areas through new Local Area Agreements.We will
also give councils greater stability by providing three-year funding.We
will continue to deliver efficiency savings and improvements to local
services through joint procurement, shared services, streamlining
administrative structures while promoting decision-making at the
level that will make a difference.We will continue to strengthen the
community leadership role of local authorities working in partnership
with public, voluntary and private bodies.