Locality Links C.I.C.

Discretionary public services are coming under increasing pressure from revenue budget reductions, and councils and communities are being called upon to reinvent traditional public assets and services to ensure they are cost-effective and responsive to need in the modern context. Community asset management can provide a viable alternative by applying a different business model that is based upon enterprise, multi-purpose use, volunteer staffing support and social investment.

A partnership approach at local level helps to maximise the use of public and community assets for social benefit. Locality Links CIC will develop partnerships, both with other public bodies and voluntary and community sector organisations, to help ensure that best use is made of community assets. We build a shared understanding of the community’s needs and the pressures that public bodies may face to reduce operational costs and generate finance from the disposal of surplus assets.