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  • Local audit reform – a strategy for overhauling the local audit system in England

    This strategy commits to a series of measures to fix the broken local audit system, including: a local audit vision with eight core principles the establishment of a statutory and independent Local Audit Office (LAO), with five strategic responsibilities - coordinating the system, contract management, ownership of the Code of Audit Practice, quality oversight and reporting mandating audit committees The government is also consulting on a number... More
    Opened today

  • Local authority funding reform: objectives and principles

    This consultation seeks views on the approach local authority funding reform through the local government finance settlement from 2026-27. Scope of this consultation This consultation seeks views on the approach to determining new funding allocations for local authorities and fire and rescue services. It covers: our guiding objectives and principles measuring differences in demand for services and the cost of delivering them measuring differences in locally... More
    Opened today

  • Provisional local government finance settlement 2025-26 consultation

    This consultation seeks views on the proposals for the local government finance settlement for 2025-26. More
    Opened today

  • Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England

    This consultation seeks views on introducing measures to strengthen the standards and conduct regime in England and ensure consistency of approach amongst councils investigating serious breaches of their member codes of conduct, including the introduction of the power of suspension. Who we would like to hear from Responses are invited from local authority elected members and officers from all types and tiers of authorities, and local authority sector representative organisations. We... More
    Opened today

  • Planning Reform Working Paper: Planning Committees

    We invite views on the working paper on how the government could reform planning committees to support a plan-led system and ensure appropriate democratic oversight. Enquiries For any enquiries about this working paper please contact: planningcommittees@communities.gov.uk How to respond Please note that this is not a formal consultation and is instead intended to inform discussions with the sector, to determine whether and how to take these proposals... More
    Created 5 December 2024

  • Consultation on Reforms to the Energy Performance of Buildings Regime

    Government is committed to reforming the Energy Performance of Buildings regime to provide a system which: Provides homeowners and tenants with accurate information about the energy performance of their homes to allow them to make informed investment and purchase decisions. Provides accurate information to determine eligibility for schemes and measure progress against government targets. Provides an information tool to support a range of actions including reducing carbon... More
    Opened 4 December 2024

  • Ymgynghoriad ar gyflwyno ffioedd yswiriant a ganiateir ar gyfer landlordiaid, rhydd-ddeiliaid ac asiantiaid rheoli eiddo

    Rydym yn ceisio barn ar gynigion i atal rhydd-ddeiliaid, asiantiaid rheoli eiddo a landlordiaid rhag codi taliadau amwys a gormodol ar lesddeiliaid sy'n gysylltiedig ag yswiriant adeiladau, yn aml ar ffurf comisiynau. Yn hytrach, dim ond ffi a ganiateir ar gyfer trafod yswiriant, un deg a thryloyw, y byddent yn gallu ei chodi ar lesddeiliaid. Bydd is-ddeddfwriaeth yn amlinellu'r hyn a ganiateir. More
    Opened 2 December 2024

  • Consultation on introducing permitted insurance fees for landlords, freeholders and property managing agents

    We are seeking views on proposals to prevent landlords, freeholders and property managing agents from imposing on leaseholders opaque and excessive charges related to building insurance, often in the form of commissions. Instead, they would only be able to charge a fair and transparent permitted insurance fee to leaseholders. Secondary legislation will set out what is permitted. More
    Opened 2 December 2024

  • 2023 Aggregate Minerals Survey for Great Britain (Form B)

    Aggregate mineral sites granted or refused planning permission and the numbers of planning applications withdrawn during the period 2020 to 2023 This collection will be for planning application data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023. Information for planning applications decided or withdrawn between these dates should be entered in the survey form along with any applications awaiting decision as at 31 December 2023. However, if you have no data to report you should still check the... More
    Closed 26 November 2024

  • Consultation on Reforms to the Right to Buy

    Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on how the Right to Buy should be reformed so that it better protects the existing stock of social rented homes, provides better value for money for the taxpayer and ensures fairness within the system . We want to ensure that council tenants who have lived in, and paid rent on, their social homes for many years can retain the opportunity to own their home. However, reform of Right to Buy is essential to... More
    Opened 20 November 2024

  • Local Government Pension Scheme: Fit For The Future

    This consultation seeks views on proposals relating to the investments of the Local Government Pensions Scheme (LGPS). It covers the areas of asset pooling, UK and local investment and governance. The full text of the consultation can be found on gov.uk and should be read alongside this survey. The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) is consulting on proposals for new requirements on LGPS administering authorities. This consultation applies to England and... More
    Opened 14 November 2024

  • 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 applications for postal and proxy voting (also known as ‘absent voting’) arrangements for Senedd, Scottish Parliamentary, and local elections in Scotland and Wales to be made... More
    Created 12 November 2024

  • New Homes Accelerator call for sites application form

    The New Homes Accelerator aims to speed up the delivery of large-scale housing developments across England. First announced by the Chancellor on 8 July 2024, the New Homes Accelerator is a key component of the government’s commitment to deliver 1.5 million new homes by the end of this parliament. This call for evidence invites developers, local authorities and landowners to identify large-scale housing developments that are delayed or stuck so the government can better understand the... More
    Closed 31 October 2024

  • Consultation on future social housing rent policy

    Topic of Consultation This consultation seeks views on a new Direction from the Secretary of State to the Regulator of Social Housing in relation to social housing rent policy. It focuses on the introduction of a new rent policy from 1 April 2026. Scope of Consultation The Direction would require the Regulator to set a standard on rents that will apply to Registered Providers of social housing. This encompasses: Private... More
    Opened 30 October 2024

  • Enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings

    This consultation seeks views on the detail and practical implications of allowing remote and hybrid attendance at local authority meetings. It also tests views on the possible introduction of proxy voting for those occasions when an elected member, due to personal circumstances, may be unable to attend even remotely. For example, during maternity, paternity or adoption leave. Who we would like to hear from Responses are invited from local authority elected members, all types... More
    Opened 24 October 2024

  • Understanding local authorities experiences with MHCLG monitoring returns

    Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. This survey is for local authorities who receive a grant from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government(MHCLG). The purpose is to understand your experiences when completing monitoring returns for MHCLG. This will help inform fund delivery teams of any improvements that could be made to the reporting process. Read our privacy notice More
    Closed 11 October 2024

  • Planning Reform Working Paper: Brownfield Passport

    The government is committed to getting Britain building again. This paper forms part of a series of working papers on different aspects of planning reform, designed to inform further policy development in collaboration with the wider sector. It proposes options for a form of brownfield passport, which would be more specific about the development that should be regarded as acceptable, with the default answer to suitable proposals being a straightforward “yes”. Enquiries For... More
    Created 25 September 2024

  • Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system

    Scope of this consultation: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is seeking views on how we might revise national planning policy to support our wider objectives. Full details on the scope of consultation are found within chapter 1. Chapter 14 contains a table of all questions within this document and signposts their relevant scope. In responding to this consultation, we would appreciate comments on any potential impacts on protected groups under the Public Sector... More
    Closed 24 September 2024

  • Leicester Review call for evidence

    In early 2023 the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, commissioned Lord Ian Austin of Dudley to chair an independent review into the unrest that occurred in Leicester in September 2022. Lord Austin is working with Professor Hilary Pilkington and Dr Shaaz Mahboob to establish: what happened? why? what can be done differently to improve social cohesion and prevent these issues happening in... More
    Closed 12 August 2024

  • ​​Consultation on the Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements

    The Charter for Social Housing Residents: Social Housing White Paper (‘ Social Housing White Paper ’) included a commitment to introduce an access to information scheme for the tenants of private registered providers (PRPs). The commitment specified that the scheme would allow social housing tenants and their representatives to access information related to the management of their housing. It also states that the scheme would set out circumstances where landlords may refuse to disclose... More
    Closed 22 July 2024

  • Locally-led Development Corporation Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on draft Regulations in relation to how an oversight authority is to oversee a Locally-led Urban Development Corporation following its designation. In addition, we are also asking for comments on updating the New Towns Act 1981(Local Authority Oversight) Regulations 2018. These proposals relate to England only. More
    Closed 5 June 2024

  • Accelerated Planning System Consultation

    This consultation seeks views on proposals: to introduce a new Accelerated Planning Service, which would offer a new application route with accelerated decision dates for major commercial applications and fee refunds wherever these are not met for changes in relation to extensions of time agreements, including a new performance measure for speed of decision-making against statutory time limits, and an end to the use of extension of time agreements for... More
    Closed 1 May 2024

  • Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 - Validation Form

    The Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 (LAHF R3) will provide up to £450 million in capital grants in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to support local authorities to obtain better quality temporary accommodation and provide safe and suitable housing for those on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) who are unable to secure their own housing. 203 Local authorities have been allocated a funding offer on the basis of a formula taking into account a range of housing... More
    Closed 19 April 2024

  • Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 - Expression of Interest Form

    The Local Authority Housing Fund Round 3 (LAHF R3) will provide up to £450 million in capital grants in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to support local authorities to obtain better quality temporary accommodation and provide safe and suitable housing for those on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) who are unable to secure their own housing.  Local authorities have been allocated a funding offer on the basis of a formula taking into account a range of housing pressure metrics and the... More
    Closed 11 April 2024

  • Permitted development rights consultation: changes to support householder development, building upwards, demolition and rebuild, and the installation of electric vehicle charge points and air source heat pumps

    This consultation contains proposed changes to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended. It covers the following areas: Changes to certain permitted development rights which enable householders to improve and enlarge their homes. Changes to the building upwards permitted development rights which enable the upward extension of a range of existing buildings. Changes to the permitted development right which allows for the... More
    Closed 9 April 2024

  • Call for evidence: Jointly-owned properties

    The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) provides far-reaching protections for qualifying leaseholders from the costs associated with remediating historical building safety defects. The principle of our leaseholder protection package is to protect leaseholders living in their own homes in unsafe buildings. As such, there needed to be a threshold which set the right balance between those purchasing properties primarily to live in and those who have made primarily commercial or... More
    Closed 7 April 2024

  • Fees and charging call for evidence

    This is a public call for evidence by HM Land Registry. HM Land Registry (HMLR) is a non-ministerial department, responsible for protecting the right to property and providing services and data that underpin an efficient and informed property market. By keeping the definitive and guaranteed record of property ownership in England and Wales, we allow property to be transacted securely and with confidence. HMLR's objective is to provide a digital, efficient and secure service to the... More
    Closed 5 April 2024

  • Consultation on a direction to the Regulator of Social Housing to set a Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing

    This consultation sets out proposals for a new Competence and Conduct Standard relating to staff in the social rented sector, including qualification requirements for Senior Housing Managers and Executives. The proposals address the significant concerns which were raised following the Grenfell tragedy about the professionalism of staff working in social housing. The evidence from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry indicated that tenants living in the tower had not been listened to when they raised... More
    Closed 5 April 2024

  • Future Homes and Building Standards 2023 consultation

    This survey seeks views on the Government's proposals for achieving the Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard. Before responding to this survey you should read the Future Homes and Buildings Standards 2023 consultation paper available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-homes-and-buildings-standards-2023-consultation More
    Closed 27 March 2024

  • Strengthening planning policy for brownfield development

    This consultation seeks views on changes to national policy to strengthen planning support for brownfield development, and ensure we make the best use of land. The document looks to consult on 3 proposals: Changes to national planning policy to give significant weight to the benefits of delivering as many homes as possible and take a flexible approach in applying planning policies or guidance relating to the internal layout of development. Changes to the way the... More
    Closed 26 March 2024
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