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The ten most recent legislation and policy documents published on all Communities and Local Government sites.

• Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Spatial Planning

  PPS12 explains what local spatial planning is, and how it benefits communities. It also sets out what the key ingredients of local spatial plans are and the key government policies on how they should be prepared.

  • Added:  4 June 2008
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Good practice and guidance

• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 Regulatory Impact Assessment

  Final Regulatory Impact Assessment for the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act.

  • Added:  2 May 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Impact assessments; Legislation and policy

• Government Response to the Select Committee's Report on the Department for Communities and Local Government's Annual Report 2007 (Cm 7335)

  This publication contains the Government's formal response to the recommendations and conclusions set out in the Communities and Local Government Committee's report on the Department's Annual Report 2007.

  • Added:  3 March 2008
  • Site: Corporate
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Corporate reports

• Sustainable Operations Policy Statement

  A policy statement on sustainable operations from Peter Housden, Permanent Secretary for the Department for Communities and Local Government.

  • Added:  11 February 2008
  • Site: Corporate
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Sustainable Operations Policy

  This policy addresses Communities' internal activities and key impact areas of climate change and energy use, travel, waste and recycling, water conservation and sustainable procurement, and applies to all staff on the CLG Estate.

  • Added:  11 February 2008
  • Site: Corporate
  • Type(s): Corporate reports; Legislation and policy

• Sustainable Communities Act 2007: A Guide

  The Sustainable Communities Act received Royal Assent on 23 October 2007. The aim of the Act is to promote the sustainability of local communities. This guide describes the Act and what will happen next.

  • Added:  1 February 2008
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Good practice and guidance

• Local petitions and Calls for Action: Consultation

  This consultation seeks views on how arrangements for local petitions can be strengthened and how the new system might operate. It also seeks views on the Councillors' Call for Action, introduced in 2007.

  • Added:  27 December 2007
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Consultation documents; Legislation and policy

• Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change - Supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1

  Final Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change.

  • Added:  17 December 2007
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy

• Invitation for Unitary Structure for Bedfordshire

  This document invites Mid Bedfordshire District Council, Central Bedfordshire District Council and Bedfordshire Borough Council to make proposals for unitary local government for the remaining two-tier part of Bedfordshire.

  • Added:  19 November 2007
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy

• Housing and Regeneration Bill - Impact Assessment

  Details the impact of the provisions within the Housing and Regeneration Bill.

  • Added:  16 November 2007
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Impact assessments; Legislation and policy