February Edition

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Future of the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council (not Wales)
Published : 01 February 2011

Responsibility for important work with regional museums and libraries is likely to transfer to Arts Council England (ACE) following the abolition ... read more

Giving Green Paper
Published : 01 February 2011

The Cabinet Office has published the Government's initial ideas for building a stronger culture of giving time and money. The ideas aim to start ... read more

Government launches consultation on Consumer Credit Regulation
Published : 01 February 2011

The Government has launched a consultation on transferring the regulation of consumer credit from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the new ... read more

Identity Documents Act 2010
Published : 01 February 2011

The Identity Documents Act invalidates the identity card, meaning that within one month, holders will no longer be able to use them to prove ... read more

Lifting burdens from the backs of builders
Published : 01 February 2011

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced he is scrapping new proposals that could have cost developers thousands of pounds extra to build ... read more

Local Government Act 2010
Published : 01 February 2011

This Act halts proposals made by the previous government to reorganise local government on a unitary authority basis in Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk. ... read more

Localism Bill
Published : 01 February 2011

A landmark bill that heralds a ground-breaking shift in power to councils and communities overturning decades of central government control has ... read more

Ministers to end the war on motorists
Published : 01 February 2011

Limits on car spaces for new homes and guidance encouraging higher parking charges are being abolished ending the war on motorists, Local Government ... read more

Natural Environment White Paper discussion document: record response (not Wales)
Published : 01 February 2011

Over 15,000 people and organisations sent responses to a call for ideas on the Natural Environment White Paper, a record number for a Defra consultation, ... read more

New incentives to tackle the blight of empty homes (not Wales)
Published : 01 February 2011

The Government is offering new incentives for councils to get empty homes lived in again, matching the council tax raised for every empty property ... read more

New road safety evaluation website launched
Published : 01 February 2011

A free website to help road safety practitioners evaluate their education, training and publicity activities has been launched by the Royal Society ... read more

New skills vision launched to help support localist revolution
Published : 01 February 2011

A new strategy designed to keep getting the very best out of local councils, their councillors and staff has been launched, giving another boost ... read more

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