Open consultations

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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
    Closes 29 January 2025

  • 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
    Closes 12 February 2025

  • Consultation on Compulsory Purchase Process and Compensation Reforms

    The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (“LURA”) introduced reforms to the compulsory purchase order (“ CPO”) process to make it easier to use. It also made changes to the compensation regime to ensure the balance of compensation and costs associated with the prospects of planning permission for appropriate alternative development is correct and more akin to normal market conditions. Whilst the reforms introduced by the LURA have been implemented ,... More
    Closes 13 February 2025

  • 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
    Closes 24 February 2025

  • 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
    Closes 24 February 2025

  • 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
    Closes 26 February 2025

  • 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
    Closes 26 February 2025

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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
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