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The ten most recent legislation and policy documents published on the local government site.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Strong and Prosperous Communities - The Local Government White Paper Implementation Plan: One Year On

  This updated plan gives further information on how the Government is playing its part in implementing key proposals in the Local Government White Paper.

  • Added:  1 November 2007
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Strategies and action plans

• Local government financial statistics England.

  Tables and commentary concerning local authority financial statistics. Contains a wide variety of local authority financial statistics such as revenue account, capital account, borrowing and investments, council taxes, non-domestic rates and government

  • Added:  1 June 2007
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Research and statistics; Legislation and policy

• Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill - Regulatory Impact Assessment (Revised)

  This revised RIA assesses the likely impact of the policy proposals in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill as introduced to the House of Lords on 23 May 2007. Published 24 May 2007.

  • Added:  24 May 2007
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Impact assessments

• The Rating (Empty Properties) Bill - Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA)

  The Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) underpinning the Rating (Empty Properties) Bill, which will give effect to the reform of empty property relief from business rates, in line with the Chancellor's Budget report. Published 11 May 2007.

  • Added:  11 May 2007
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Impact assessments

• Addendum to the General power for local authorities to trade in function related activities through a company: Guidance on the Power in the Local Government Act 2003 - Amendments to paragraphs 1-30

  This document replaces paragraphs 1-30 of the General power for local authorities to trade in function related activities through a company document above.

  • Added:  19 April 2007
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Council tax: a guide to your bill.

  Council tax: a guide to your bill.

  • Added:  30 January 2007
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy