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To promote and improve the efficiency of charities, community organisations, public sector agencies and other regeneration bodies in london, particularly, but not limited to, those active in the east london boroughs of hackney, newham, tower hamlets, greenwich and waltham forest as well as islington and to support them in direct furtherance of their respective objects through the promotion of private and public sector involvement in the economic and social improvement and development of london;
(2) to promote for the benefit of the public, urban regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation in london (and in particular the boroughs referred to in sub-clause (1) above) by all or any of the following means:
(a) the relief of financial hardship;
(b) the relief of unemployment;
(c) the advancement of education, training or retraining, particularly among unemployed people and providing unemployed people with work experience;
(d) the provision of financial assistance, technical assistance or business advice or consultancy in order to provide training and employment opportunities for unemployed people in case of financial or other charitable need through help (i) in setting up their own business, or (ii) to existing businesses;
(e) the creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of workspace, buildings and/or land for use on favourable terms;
(f) the provision of housing for those who are in conditions of need and the improvement of housing in the public sector or in charitable ownership provided that the power shall not extend to relieving any local authorities or other bodies of a statutory duty to provide or improve housing;
(g) the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities;
(h) the provision of recreational facilities for the public at large or those who by the reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances, have need of such facilities;
(i) the protection or conservation of the environment;
(j) the provision of public health facilities and childcare;
(k) the promotion of public safety and prevention of crime; and
(l) such other means as may from time to time be determined subject to the prior written consent of the charity commissioners of england and wales.
