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Environmental Outcomes Reports: A new approach to environmental assessment
Through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, we are seeking to secure powers to implement a new system of environmental assessment to be known as Environmental Outcomes Reports. This will allow the Government to replace the EU-derived Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment processes with a streamlined system that places greater focus on delivering our environmental ambitions. The introduction of outcomes-based approach allows the Government to... MoreClosed 9 June 2023 -
Infrastructure Levy
This consultation seeks views on technical aspects of the design of the Infrastructure Levy. Responses will inform the preparation and content of regulations, which will themselves be consulted on, should Parliament grant the necessary powers set out in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. The Bill also introduces the power for the government to pilot Community Land Auctions (CLAs) to explore another avenue to more efficiently... MoreClosed 9 June 2023 -
Introduction of a use class for short term lets and associated permitted development rights
This consultation contains proposed changes to the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes Order) 1987, as amended and the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended, and the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012, as amended. It covers the following areas: The introduction of a new use class for short term lets ... MoreClosed 7 June 2023 -
Permitted development rights: supporting temporary recreational campsites, renewable energy and film-making
This consultation contains proposed changes to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, as amended. It covers the following areas: A new permitted development right to support temporary recreational campsites. Changes to the existing permitted development rights for solar equipment and a new permitted development right for solar canopies. Amendment to the existing permitted development... MoreClosed 25 April 2023 -
Fees and Performance Consultation
This consultation seeks views on proposals to increase planning fees and to improve the performance of local planning authorities. We want you to tell us what you think about the proposals to: increase planning fees by 35% for major applications and 25% for all other applications additional fees for bespoke or 'fast track' services make an annual inflation-related adjustment to planning fees ring-fence additional fees income ... MoreClosed 25 April 2023 -
Service charge transparency requirements: ongoing costs of the new building safety regime - consultation and call for evidence
Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: The Building Safety Act 2022 establishes new legal duties for landlords and building owners of higher-risk residential buildings to keep their building safe. There will be an ongoing cost associated with complying with some of these building safety duties, which can be passed to leaseholders through the service charge. The consultation and call for evidence seeks views on: the proposed... MoreClosed 31 March 2023 -
Alternative cost recovery for remediation works: consultation on proposals to make regulations and statutory guidance under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on statutory guidance and policy proposals for legislation that would create a duty for landlords to take reasonable steps to ensure that all alternative avenues of cost recovery have been explored before passing remediation costs on to leaseholders. This consultation seeks views on proposals for: the buildings and defects to which the new duty should apply the... MoreClosed 31 March 2023 -
Consultation on revised SoS directions to RSH on tenant involvement and mutual exchange
This consultation seeks views on proposed Directions from the Secretary of State to the Regulator of Social Housing, using powers under section 197 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”). The Social Housing White Paper included a commitment to introduce a proactive consumer regulation regime. We have reviewed the existing directions covering tenant involvement and mutual exchange to ensure they are suitable for the new regulatory framework. These... MoreClosed 30 March 2023 -
Local Government Pension Scheme: Changes to the Scheme Advisory Board Cost Management Process (CMP)
This consultation seeks views on proposals to amend the rules of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in England and Wales. It covers amendments to the scheme regulations governing the Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) cost management process (CMP). The SAB ‘cost management process’ is provided for in regulation 116 of the LGPS Regulations 2013 and operates symmetrically, so that if valuations show that the costs of providing benefits have risen or fallen outside of a target... MoreClosed 24 March 2023 -
Sprinklers in care homes, removal of national classes, and staircases in residential building
Consultation proposal on options to recommend sprinklers in care homes, remove national classifications from Approved Document B, and recommend a maximum height threshold for the use of one staircase in blocks of flats. MoreClosed 17 March 2023 -
Consultation for changes to the building control profession and the building control process for approved inspectors (in future to be known as registered building control approvers)
Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation sets out the detailed requirements needed to implement the changes brought about by the Building Safety Act 2022. It seeks views on: Approved inspectors becoming registered building control approvers, and implications for their existing work. Restriction of activities and functions for building control bodies, both public and private. Length of registrations... MoreClosed 14 March 2023 -
Request for views: Deadline for category 1 authorities to make draft accounts available for public inspection
In March 2021 The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2021 came in force. This amended the requirements about when accounts must be made available for public inspection for the 20/21 and 21/22 accounts, and provided that the period for the exercise of public rights needed to commence on or before the first working day in August in the following financial year. These deadlines were extended for two years to reflect the extraordinary pressures affecting the local audit market,... MoreClosed 2 March 2023 -
Annual Revaluation date change in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
This consultation seeks views on changing the Local Government Pension Scheme for England and Wales (LGPS) annual revaluation date from 1 April to 6 April. This is to mitigate against the impact of high inflation on LGPS revaluation this year and consequent tax liabilities arising as a result. These tax liabilities would arise because the timing of LGPS revaluation on 1 April is not aligned with HMRC’s process for assessing the annual allowance tax charge. The proposed change would bring... MoreClosed 24 February 2023 -
Code of conduct for registered building inspectors
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be operating as part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from April 2023. Building control professionals will have to register with the BSR to perform building control work in England. The code of conduct sets out standards of professional conduct and practice that registered building inspectors are expected to meet. MoreClosed 23 February 2023 -
Professional conduct rules for Registered Building Control Approvers
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be operating as part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from April 2023. Building control professionals will have to register with the BSR to perform building control work in England. The professional conduct rules sets out standards of professional conduct and practice that registered building control approvers are expected to meet. MoreClosed 17 February 2023 -
Consultation on building safety director proposals
This consultation is about the appointment of a building safety director to support resident-led organisations in complying with their duties under Part 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022 to the board of directors of: Resident Management Companies through the proposed Resident Management Companies (Building Safety Directors) Regulations ; and RTM Companies through proposed amendments to the (Model Articles)... MoreClosed 7 February 2023 -
Consultation on the Building Safety Levy 2022
This consultation seeks views on the technical details and implementation of the Building Safety Levy (hereinafter the levy), which will apply to new residential buildings requiring building control approval in England, for the purpose of meeting building safety expenditure. This levy was announced in February 2021 to ensure the taxpayer does not pay for the necessary remediation of buildings safety defects. The body responsible for the consultation is the Department for... MoreClosed 7 February 2023 -
The Building Safety Levy consultation
Consultation description This consultation seeks views on the design and implementation of the Building Safety Levy. The Levy will be paid by developers and charged on new residential buildings requiring building control approval in England, for the purpose of meeting building safety expenditure. The levy was announced in February 2021 and will ensure the taxpayer and leaseholders do not pay for the necessary remediation of building safety defects. The consultation covers the... MoreClosed 7 February 2023 -
Technical consultation on consequential changes to the homelessness legislation
Scope of the consultation Topic of this consultation: This consultation seeks views on the consequential amendments to homelessness legislation as a result of the Renters Reform Bill, namely, the removal of section 21 evictions, assured shorthold tenancies and fixed-term tenancies. This consultation aims to identify and understand the impacts these changes will have on the sector, to ensure local authorities can... MoreClosed 25 January 2023 -
Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2023/24 Consultation
This consultation seeks views on the proposals for the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24. MoreClosed 16 January 2023 -
Homes for Ukraine - Learning English survey
This is a survey to enable Ukrainian guests to opt in to take part in user research. MoreClosed 2 January 2023 -
Homes for Ukraine - Learning English survey - Ukrainian
This is a survey to enable Ukrainian guests to opt in to take part in user research. MoreClosed 2 January 2023 -
Homes for Ukraine - Learning English survey - Russian
This is a survey to enable Ukrainian guests to opt in to take part in user research. MoreClosed 2 January 2023 -
Building inspector Competence Framework (BICoF) consultation
The Building inspector Competence Framework (BICoF) applies to all who wish to register with the BSR as a Building Inspector, whether they work in the private or public sector. MoreClosed 9 December 2022 -
Local Government Pension Scheme (England and Wales): Governance and reporting of climate change risk
This consultation seeks views on proposals to require Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administering authorities in England and Wales to assess, manage and report on climate-related risks, in line with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). MoreClosed 24 November 2022 -
AfEO Phase 2
Closed 18 November 2022 -
Call for evidence - leaseholder-owned buildings (11m+ or 5 Storeys+)
During its passage through Parliament, the government made several changes to the now Building Safety Act 2022 to protect qualifying leaseholders in buildings above 11m or 5 storeys from the costs of remediating their buildings. The government made the decision that the leaseholder protection provisions in Part 5 of the Act would not apply to leaseholder-owned and commonhold buildings. This was because leaseholders, in their capacity as freeholders would still have had to pay to remedy... MoreClosed 14 November 2022 -
HSE Consultation: Building Safety Operational Standards Rules
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be operating as part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from April 2023. We want to hear your views on the proposed operational standards rules (OSRs) we are developing for building control bodies. We are consulting on: OSRs BSR monitoring arrangements including reportable data and key performance indicators (KPIs) for building control bodies the strategic context for building control oversight The OSRs use the... MoreClosed 25 October 2022 -
A Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector: consultation
We are consulting on introducing a Decent Homes Standard in the private rented sector. Thank you for taking the time to respond. MoreClosed 14 October 2022 -
Building Assessment Certificate
This area of the consultation details implementing the new regime for occupied higher-risk buildings in relation to the building assessment certificate. A building assessment certificate will only be issued by the Building Safety Regulator if it is satisfied that, at the time it carries out its assessment, the accountable person(s) for the building are complying with their duties under part 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act). Once a building has been registered,... MoreClosed 12 October 2022
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