Call for evidence outcome

Transparency and competition: a call for evidence on data on land control

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 6 August 2020
• Last updated: 24 January 2024 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This call for evidence has closed

Detail of outcome

We have taken into account responses to the 2020 Call for Evidence on data on land control and have used the responses to inform development of policy and legal drafting for the further consultation on contractual controls.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

Call for evidence on the government’s proposals to improve the transparency of contractual mechanisms, such as land options, use to exercise control over land.

This call for evidence ran from
6 August 2020 to 11:45pm on 6 November 2020

Call for evidence description

This call for evidence seeks views on proposals to require additional data from the beneficiaries of certain types of interests in land – rights of pre-emption, options and estate contracts.

Documents

Transparency and competition: a call for evidence on data on land control

PDF, 353 KB, 39 pages

Published 6 August 2020
Last updated 24 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 24 January 2024

   Added link to the further consultation on contractual controls which takes into account the responses to this call for evidence.

2. 27 October 2020

   The consultation closing date has been extended by 7 days to 6 November to give stakeholders further opportunity to provide their views.

3. 6 August 2020

   First published.