Compulsory purchase is the power to acquire land and property without the consent of the owner. It is an important tool for assembling land needed to help deliver social, environmental and economic change.
The Government’s High Street Strategy, published in July 2021, emphasised the...More
This consultation is about the proposed Higher Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations which complete the definition of higher-risk building for the new building safety regime. It seeks views on the following areas:
the overall definition of a building for...More
Everybody should be able to live in a safe home, and the government is committed to creating a fair and just housing system that works for everyone. The number of social homes classified as non-decent fell from 20% to 13% from 2010 to 2020 [1] , and through the Levelling Up...More
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How streets are named, and how names can be changed forms part of the programme to level up the United Kingdom. Local street names form part of the local identity that helps create a sense of pride in place; how they are changed forms part of the process that...More
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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is seeking views on the impacts of the law on joint tenancies on victims of domestic abuse in the social rented sector. We are interested in whether:
perpetrators are using their ability to...More
During the passage of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 concerns were raised relating to removing local connection tests for domestic abuse victims who apply for social housing.
The government wishes to consult on regulations to prevent local authorities applying a local connection to victims of...More
This consultation seeks views on the replacement of offences previously held in the Vagrancy Act. This covers the following areas:
How to replace the offences in the Vagrancy Act which prohibit begging in an appropriate way that prioritises getting individuals into support;
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We are fortunate to live in one of the most dynamic, diverse, free and successful countries in the world, but that success is not being shared fairly across the whole of the United Kingdom.
That’s changing as we allocate the first round of our £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund to...More