Outside body

The Industrial Communities Alliance is the local authority association campaigning on behalf of councils in the industrial areas of England, Scotland and Wales.

The aims of the Alliance are:

·         To articulate the needs of Britain's industrial areas to a wide range of government, parliamentary and EU bodies.

·         To attract resources to assist in the economic, social and environmental regeneration of these areas.

·         To press for balanced growth within and between regions.

·         To provide a framework for information sharing and collaborative working between member authorities.

The Industrial Communities Alliance brings together two long established local authority groupings - Coalfield Communities Campaign and Steel Action. It also includes former textile, shipbuilding and manufacturing areas.

Dover District Council’s representative is appointed to represent the views of the authority and is a voting member at National General Meetings of the Alliance.