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Constitutional changes and implementation of the National Scheme of Delegation
What will happen if local planning authorities miss the 31 October National Scheme of Delegation deadline? Simon Ricketts considers the impact.
Local Government Reorganisation Paused: the Implications for Local Authorities
The Government has announced a review of most of its Local Government Reorganisation (“LGR”) programme in England following updated and privileged legal advice.
The Community Rights
As the local government landscape remains in a period of indefinite and indeterminate flux, the rights of citizens and the importance of public engagement by local authorities have never been more important. Geoff Wild summarises the rights available for individuals and communities to take over public services, community assets and influence planning and development, and the corresponding…
The DEFCON Monitoring Officer
Paul Feild proposes a strategic tool to help think through the Monitoring Officer’s key statutory duty under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, taking inspiration from the United States Department of Defence’s ‘defence readiness condition’ namely ‘Defcon’.
Webinars
Managing Waste Services Through Local Government Reorganisation
Sharpe Pritchard provide a pre-recorded webinar exploring the impact of Local Government Reorganisation on waste services.
