The Regional Empowerment Commission took place at Government Office on Monday 16th November in Leeds. 
The four key presentations are available below and a full report will be published on the website shortly.

Bobby Duffy from Ipsos Mori shared his perspectives around NI4 targets and scores - why they might be problematic and what can be done to improve them.  
There were three presentations from Local Authorites in the region:
Vince Roberts from Sheffield outlining the new Community Assemblies and Participatory Budgeting initiatives
Joe Micheli from Barnsley addressd the question - 'Does Neighbourhood Management pay for itself?' and
Brad Webster from East Riding explored issues about  'Making the Business Case for Empowerment'

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Ipsos Mori presentation web.pdf	15/02/10 8:49 am	852.28 KB
Sheffield Presentation to Emp Commission web.pdf	15/02/10 8:55 am	340.01 KB
Barnsley Presentation to Emp Commission web.pdf	15/02/10 8:51 am	323.3 KB
East Riding presentation to Emp Commission web.pdf	15/02/10 8:52 am	528.74 KB