Written question asked by John Battle (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 December 2009. It was answered by Barbara Follett (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 December 2009 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Community Development: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what support his Department gives for the recruitment of community development workers.

Answer: Communities and Local Government sponsors and funds the Community Development Foundation (CDF) as a non-departmental public body, to be a leading source of expertise on community development and empowerment. As part of its activities, and working with other national community development organisations, CDF provides research evidence and good practice guidance covering the role of community development workers, their recruitment, retention and management. This work will be enhanced by the results of an England-wide survey of Community Development Work, the report of which CDF is due to publish in March 2010.

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