Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs)
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LCDCs are groups established in each local authority area.
An LCDC is made up of:
LCDCs draw on the expertise and experience of public and private people and organisations in each local authority area.
LCDCs are responsible for:
Further information is available on the relevant Local Community Development Committees List.
The Putting People First - Action Programme for Effective Local Government was published in October 2012. It recommended the introduction of LCDCs in each local authority area as a way of improving community development and giving local government a more central role in local and community development.
A key function of the LCDCs is to prepare the community elements of 6-year Local Economic and Community Plans (LECPs).
The purpose of the plan is to promote the local and community development of each local authority area. This is done through a coordinated approach to planning and service delivery.
The plan focuses on measures which will:
Published local economic and community plans can be viewed on the relevant local community development committees list. The Revised Guidelines for the Operation of LCDCs - December 2016 contain complete guidelines for LCDCs.
The Department of Rural and Community Development has recently completed the LCDC Review - see below. This was announced by Minister Ring on 28 August 2019. The aim of the review is to build and inform the ongoing development of LCDCs.
Review of Local Community Development Committees
DownloadThe department hosted a national networking event for LCDCs in November 2019, in line with Objective 1, Recommendation 5 in the LCDC Review.
The purpose of the event was to support LCDC members to recognise themselves as Leaders of their communities and to encourage them to collaborate fully with other Leaders as they engage with the work of their LCDC.
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