Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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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’... More

Closes today
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... More

Closes 30 March 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... More

Closes 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... More

Closes 31 March 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. ... More

Closes 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 ... More

Closes 25 April 2023
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... More

Closes 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... More

Closes 9 June 2023
Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP) - Revenue for Support Application

Welcome to the revenue for support application portal for the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP). This is the application form for revenue to deliver support services at SHAP schemes outside of London. What you will need This form will ask you to provide: ... More

Closes 10 November 2023

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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. More

Closed 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... More

Closed 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... More

Closed 2 March 2023
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: Reforms to National Planning Policy

This consultation seeks views on our proposed approach to updating the National Planning Policy Framework. We are also seeking views on our proposed approach to preparing National Development Management Policies, how we might develop policy to support levelling up, and how national planning... More

Closed 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.... More

Closed 24 February 2023

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