A Community Partnership is a larger, longer-term group which has now taken over from the Working Group to take forward discussions with the local community about whether South Copeland could be the right place to host a GDF.

A Community Partnership must have at least one relevant principal local authority (such as a district or county council), alongside the GDF developer and members of the community. The main objective for the Community Partnership within the first few months of formation will be to begin the process to recruit other members, to ensure that it is reflective of the local community in the Search Area.

An outline of the full role and key responsibilities of a Community Partnership can be found from page 45 in the Implementing geological disposal – working with communities policy.

The initial South Copeland Community Partnership comprises: