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
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
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
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.
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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
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
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
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.
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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
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
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be operating as part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from April 2023. Building control professionals will have to register with the BSR to perform building control work in England. The code of conduct sets out standards of professional conduct and...More
Welcome to the Funding for Accommodation portal for the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP)
This is the application form for capital to deliver accommodation at SHAP schemes outside of London
What you will be asked to provide
This form will ask you to provide:
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The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be operating as part of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from April 2023. Building control professionals will have to register with the BSR to perform building control work in England. The professional conduct rules sets out standards of professional...More
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
This consultation is about the appointment of a building safety director to support resident-led organisations in complying with their duties under Part 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022 to the board of directors of:
Resident Management Companies through the...More
This consultation seeks views on the technical details and implementation of the Building Safety Levy (hereinafter the levy), which will apply to new residential buildings requiring building control approval in England, for the purpose of meeting building safety expenditure.
This levy was...More
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This consultation seeks views on the design and implementation of the Building Safety Levy. The Levy will be paid by developers and charged on new residential buildings requiring building control approval in England, for the purpose of meeting building safety...More
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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
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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
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This consultation seeks views on the consequential amendments to homelessness legislation as a result of the Renters Reform Bill, namely, the removal of section 21 evictions,...More
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:
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Welcome to the locality gap analysis portal for the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP).
This portal is for local authority officers to submit strategic gap analyses which will inform the assessment of individual SHAP revenue and/or capital funding bids. Receipt of a strategic...More
To take part in the trial, read the below information and complete the brief survey.
What is the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)?
DLUHC is a central UK Government department, supporting UK-wide communities to thrive, making them great places to live...More
To take part in the trial, read the below information and complete the brief survey.
What is the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)?
DLUHC is a central UK Government department, supporting UK-wide communities to thrive, making them great places to live...More
The Building inspector Competence Framework (BICoF) applies to all who wish to register with the BSR as a Building Inspector, whether they work in the private or public sector.
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This consultation seeks views on proposals to require Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) administering authorities in England and Wales to assess, manage and report on climate-related risks, in line with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). ...More