This consultation seeks further views on the level of private parking charges proposed in the Government’s response to the Parking Code Enforcement Framework Consultation, including the discount rate for early payment, the level of additional debt collection fees, and the detail of the...More
Sir Tony Redmond, in his review of the effectiveness of external audit and transparency of financial reporting in local authorities made a number of recommendations.
In May we published an updated response to the Redmond Review of Local Authority Financial Reporting and External...More
Consultation on Building Safety Levy
This consultation seeks views on the design and calculation of the proposed Building Safety Levy, through which developers will make an important contribution to remedy historical building safety defects.
The Consultation covers the following...More
Domestic Abuse is a devastating crime which creates long term impacts on victims, their children, and wider society. Government has committed to transforming the response to domestic abuse.
On 29 April the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 received Royal Assent. The Act includes...More
This call for evidence seeks to understand the experience of local authorities in the whole of the UK regarding remote meetings.
This is an open call for evidence. We particularly seek the views of individual members of the public; prospective and current local authority...More
This consultation seeks views on proposed planning reforms that will allow the deployment of telecoms equipment to be quicker whilst ensuring that there are appropriate environmental protections and safeguards in place . Proposals we are consulting on include:
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This technical consultation seeks views on detailed consequential changes to specific national permitted development rights as a result of amendments made to use classes from 1 September 2020.
The consultation also seeks views on any potential impacts on business, local planning...More
Sir Tony Redmond, in his review of the effectiveness of external audit and transparency of financial reporting in local authorities, recommended that the current fee structure for local audit be revised to ensure that adequate resources are deployed to meet the full extent of local audit...More