Community Benefits and Shared Ownership for Low Carbon Energy Infrastructure - Community benefits: Defining communities, capacity and engagement - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Community benefits: Defining communities, capacity and engagement

29. Do you think a case-by-case approach to defining the community is appropriate? Are there any other bodies or groups not listed on page 47 in the paper that should be part of the engagement process for determining eligibility?

Please provide reasoning for your answer

30. Do you agree that capacity building will be required in communities? What do you believe this should look like and who do you believe is best equipped to carry this out?

Agree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree

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31. Do you agree that capacity building and engagement should be funded by the community benefit fund administration budget? What do you believe should be done in cases where the administrative cost of capacity building and engagement initiatives are too costly for smaller-scale projects?

Agree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree

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32. Do you agree community engagement should be led by the fund administrator? Do you believe our proposals have any unfair impacts on those with protected characteristics? If yes, which groups do you expect would be specifically impacted?

Agree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree

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