Consultations

Find and take part in consultations run by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Public participation is important to the development of our policies so please have your say.

Open consultations

  • Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act – Consultation

    Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on the implementation of measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. It focuses on the detail of a licensing regime and National Supported Housing Standards and includes content on Housing Benefit. Scope of...

    Closes 15 May 2025

  • Construction Products Reform Green Paper

    The tragedy at Grenfell Tower and the two subsequent independent reviews, conducted by Dame Judith Hackitt and Paul Morrell and Anneliese Day, exposed significant failures in the construction products regulatory system, revealing institutional failures that allowed profit to come before safety. ...

    Closes 21 May 2025

  • Local authority funding reform - Resetting the business rates retention system

    This technical consultation seeks views on the approach to delivering a business rates reset, updating government’s assessment of how much business rates are available through updating business rates baselines. The consultation can be found at: Local authority funding reform – Resetting...

    Closes 2 June 2025

  • LRO to allow applications for absent voting for devolved elections in Scotland and Wales to be made online

    Topic of this consultation: This consultation paper is issued on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and sets out the proposal to pass legislation to insert regulation making powers making it possible for...

Closed consultations

  • Cumbria Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined Authority for the local government areas in Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness . In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move power out of Westminster...

    Closed 13 April 2025

  • Cheshire and Warrington Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined Authority for the local government areas in Cheshire East, Cheshire West, Chester and Warrington. In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move power out of...

    Closed 13 April 2025

  • Greater Essex Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined County Authority for the local government areas in Essex, Southend on Sea and Thurrock. In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move power out of...

    Closed 13 April 2025

  • Hampshire and the Solent Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined County Authority for the local government areas of Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and Isle of Wight. In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move...

    Closed 13 April 2025

  • Norfolk and Suffolk Devolution Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined County Authority for the local government areas of Norfolk and Suffolk. In December 2024, the government published the English Devolution White Paper . This sets out plans to move power out of Westminster and back to...

    Closed 13 April 2025