Communities First – The Future

From April 2012, the Welsh Government’s Communities First programme will be a Community Focussed Programme that will support the Welsh Government’s Anti-Poverty agenda.

In this document, we are proposing new structures for delivering the Communities First programme with a greater focus on evidencing the impact that locally funded activities have toward three strategic outcomes:

1. Prosperous communities
2. Learning communities
3. Healthier communities.  

The changes proposed strike a balance between delivering the priorities of local communities and those at the regional and national level within the strategic outcomes outlined above.

New structures for the management of the programme both locally, regionally and nationally will provide more consistent governance and financial accountability across the programme, with clear and consistent demarcation of roles and responsibilities.

These changes will also provide a greater focus on ensure that Welsh Government and regional priorities are aligned to those of at the local level.