CATJRF

#CATJRF: An open discussion on community asset transfer…

Mick Fealty on February 20, 2012, 10:09 am | Readers 84

As promised last week, today marks the beginning of a discussion (debate is probably too grand a term for what we have in mind) of Community Asset Transfer… If you are confused as to what that means, it refers to the transfer of title or services from some form of statutory ownership or management to a community organisation. It is associated by some with the current UK government’s push to try and bring community players into action as part of …

Slugger online debate on ‘community asset transfer’ starts next week…

Mick Fealty on February 13, 2012, 2:56 pm | Readers 42

From next Monday, Slugger will play host to a series of blog essays and on-the-ground interviews on the subject of community asset transfer (see this piece on the Guardian’s blog for an idea of what it actually is). Here’s the Asset Transfer Unit’s description: …asset transfer is a shift in management and / or ownership of land or buildings, from public bodies, (most commonly local authorities), to communities, (community and voluntary sector groups, community enterprises, social enterprises, etc). The main …