Communities and Local Government

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Local government

Policy documents

The 2006 local government white paper, Strong and Prosperous Communities and related documents can be accessed below.

Previous documents published as part of the local:vision debate such as consultation papers, discussion documents and guidance can also be accessed here by visiting the archived section below.

To access research documents which have helped to inform policies contained within Strong and Prosperous Communities - the Local Government White Paper, please visit the research documents section via the link on the right.

In this section

• Guidance documents
• Financial framework for a unitary authority based on existing county authority boundaries
• Financial framework for a unitary authority for part/s of existing county area/s
• Decision letters for the unitary proposals

Related publications

• Local Government Restructuring: Guidance on Staffing Issues

  • Published: 5 June 2008
  • Site: Local government

• Strong and Prosperous Communities - The Local Government White Paper

  • Published: 26 October 2006
  • Site: Local government

• Strong and Prosperous Communities - The Local Government White Paper - A Summary

  • Published: 26 October 2006
  • Site: Local government

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

  • Published: 1 November 2007
  • Site: Local government

• Invitation to all councils in England: to submit proposals for unitary status; to pioneer, as pathfinders, new two-tier models

  • Published: 26 October 2006
  • Site: Local government

• Full Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA)

  • Published: 26 October 2006
  • Site: Local government

• Developing and implementing the new Comprehensive Area Assessment and associated inspection arrangements (Letter)

  • Published: 3 April 2007
  • Site: Local government

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

  • Published: 2 May 2008
  • Site: Local government

Archived content

• Strong and Prosperous Communities - The Local Government White Paper Making it Happen: The Implementation Plan
• Archived policy documents