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Local authorities may provide financial support to community and voluntary groups to support cultural, artistic and community development projects that improve the quality of life.

The Community Recognition Fund aims to support the development of community infrastructure and facilities in recognition of the contribution being made by communities across the country in welcoming and hosting significant numbers of arrivals from Ukraine and other countries.

Local authorities may provide financial support to community and voluntary groups to support economic, community and cultural development projects such as public area enhancement works, community playgrounds, and arts, culture and heritage projects.

Local authorities may provide reports and information on corporate matters to government departments and other agencies.

Local authorities may provide reports and information on culture to government departments and other agencies.

Local authorities may monitor economic performance indicators. These indicators include employment, enterprise, investment, housing, consumer behaviour and commercial property to benchmark their progress against local and national policy targets.

Local authorities may provide environmental reports and information to government departments and other agencies.

Local authorities may provide reports and information on their finances to government departments and other agencies.

Local authorities collect finance data and give it to relevant agencies.

Local Community Development Committees may provide financial support to community and voluntary groups to raise awareness of and improve health issues such as obesity, smoking, alcohol and drug misuse, increase public participation in physical activity and address health inequality.