Published - Friday 17th June 2022
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesIn response to the coronavirus pandemic, sections 1-10 of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”) made temporary provision for a fast-track process to allow businesses selling food or drink to obtain authorisation from the local authority for the placement of furniture such as tables and chairs on …
Published - Tuesday 7th June 2022
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesSections 116 to 125 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Building Safety Act 2022 (“the Act”) make provision in relation to remediation of certain defects in buildings. In particular, those provisions include protections from liability for leaseholders in specific circumstances.
Published - Monday 6th June 2022
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations amend the Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1024) and the Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/67). The amendments made by these Regulations apply only in relation to mayoral elections taking place in England. Specifically they amend the requirements for candidate consent …
Published - Wednesday 25th May 2022
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesSection 17(5) of the Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9) (the “1988 Act”) contains a list of matters (non-commercial matters) by reference to which public authorities may not exercise the functions listed in section 17(4) of that Act, which include functions in relation to proposed public supply or works contracts …
Published - Wednesday 11th May 2022
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations impose duties on landlords of residential premises in respect of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The Regulations amend the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”) to extend the current duties and to impose such duties on landlords who are registered providers of social …
Published - Monday 31st January 2022
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations amend the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3118) (“the principal regulations”), which implemented Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (recast) (OJ No L 153, 18 18.6.2010, p. 13). The principal regulations were made …
Published - Monday 31st January 2022
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesSection 1 of the Local Government Act 2003, read with section 23(5) of that Act, gives mayoral combined authorities the power to borrow money for a purpose relevant to its transport functions. Regulation 2 of these Regulations provides certain such authorities with the power to borrow money for any of …
Published - Tuesday 25th January 2022
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations make provision to repeal the limitations on devolved legislative and executive competence introduced by section 12 of and Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and further provision in consequence of the repeals. The competence limitations, which were inserted as sections 30A and …
Published - Tuesday 25th January 2022
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThis Order provides for the establishment, on 1st April 2023, of a single tier of local government in the county of North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire will be administered by a county council, referred to in this Order as “the North Yorkshire Council”.
Published - Tuesday 25th January 2022
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThis Order provides for the establishment, on 1st April 2023, of a single tier of local government in Cumbria. Two new councils are created; the Cumberland Council, for the same area as the existing districts of Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland, and the Westmorland and Furness Council, for the same area …