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  • Business rates retention

    Consultation about changing the way local government is funded by allowing councils to retain the business rates they collect.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Review of local government statutory duties: summary of responses

    A summary of the responses to the review of statutory duties placed on local government.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government response to the Communities and Local Government Committee's report Abolition of regional spatial strategies

    This document contains the following information: Government response to the Communities and Local Government Committee's report Abolition of regional spatial strategies

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The future design of the National Travel Survey

    Opportunity to comment on the methodology, reducing size of questionnaire and ways of lowering costs of the National Travel Survey.

    • From: Department for Transport
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local councils: funding community and voluntary groups

    Consultation on 'best value' guidance, setting out reasonable expectations of how councils should work with voluntary and community groups.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Future of local public audit

    On the 13 August 2010 the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government announced plans to disband the Audit Commission, and refocus…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Treasury minutes March 2011

    This document contains the following information: Treasury minutes March 2011.

    • From: HM Treasury
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Proposed Council Tax freeze grant allocations 2011 to 2012

    Proposed grants to compensate local authorities for freezing or reducing their Council Tax in 2011 to 2012.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Audit and inspection of local authorities

    On 25 June 2010, the government instructed the Audit Commission and 5 other inspectorates to stop comprehensive area assessments. On 13 August…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local council publicity code: impact assessment

    This document assesses the impact of the revised Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local authorities data transparency code

    The proposed code is concerned with making data generated by authorities available and accessible to the public. It is intended to set out the…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Requiring a ballot for all business rate supplement proposals: impact assessment

    This document assesses the impact of amending the Business Rate Supplement Act 2009 to ensure that there must be a ballot of businesses before…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • General power of competence: impact assessment

    This document assesses the impact of providing a new general power of competence for local authorities to enable them to: act in the interest…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Council Tax referendums: impact assessment

    This document assesses the impact of introducing local referendums on excessive Council Tax increases, and abolishing the capping regime. The…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Payment of EU infraction fines by local and public authorities: impact assessment

    This document assesses the impact of introducing a power to recover from local and public authorities all, or part of, a European Union infraction…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Giving councils greater freedom over their governance arrangements: impact assessment

    This document assesses the impact of giving councils in England the option to operate the committee system of governance.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cancelling backdated business rates: impact assessment

    This document assesses the impact of waiving the backdated element of certain backdated business rates liabilities for those properties that…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local government senior officer pay accountability: impact assessment

    This document assesses the impact of requiring relevant authorities to approve and publish an annual senior pay policy statement.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Abolishing the Standards Board for England, clarifying the law on predetermination and requiring councillors to register and declare interests: impact assessment

    This document assesses the impact of abolishing the Standards Board regime, to clarify the law on predetermination to ensure that councillors…

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Abolishing the Standards Board for England: equality impact assessment

    This publication examines equalities impacts relating to the abolition of the Standards Board.

    • From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government