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This policy statement addresses some of the issues raised during consideration of provisions at Lords Committee stage of the Localism Bill
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Technical papers explaining how the government's proposed business rates retention scheme would work.
Consultation about councils setting up local schemes to provide support for people with paying Council Tax.
This consultation aims to establish an evidence base regarding the use of restrictive covenants which prevent pubs from being used as such once…
This document contains the following information: Housing benefit reform - supported housing: proposals for change in the way housing benefit assists those living in supported housing within the social and voluntary sector w…
Consultation about changing the way local government is funded by allowing councils to retain the business rates they collect.
A summary of the responses to the review of statutory duties placed on local government.
This document contains the following information: Government response to the Communities and Local Government Committee's report Abolition of regional spatial strategies
Opportunity to comment on the methodology, reducing size of questionnaire and ways of lowering costs of the National Travel Survey.
Consultation on 'best value' guidance, setting out reasonable expectations of how councils should work with voluntary and community groups.
On the 13 August 2010 the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government announced plans to disband the Audit Commission, and refocus…
On 15 December 2010 the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government issued a second invitation to local authorities under the Sustainable…
Options that could be taken to support rebalancing of the Northern Ireland economy.
This document contains the following information: Treasury minutes March 2011.
Proposed grants to compensate local authorities for freezing or reducing their Council Tax in 2011 to 2012.
Reviewing the Advocate General's draft clauses for inclusion in the Scotland Bill
On 25 June 2010, the government instructed the Audit Commission and 5 other inspectorates to stop comprehensive area assessments. On 13 August…
This document assesses the impact of the revised Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity.
The proposed code is concerned with making data generated by authorities available and accessible to the public. It is intended to set out the…
This document sets out the provisions being made by government in the Localism Bill to introduce a Community Right to Challenge. It seeks views…
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