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The ten most recent legislation and policy documents published on the local government site.

• Community Right to Challenge: Statutory Guidance (Draft)

  This draft statutory guidance explains the Community Right to Challenge provisions in the Localism Act 2011 and associated regulations.

  • Added:  21 May 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Localising Support for Council Tax - Taking work incentives into account

  Localising Council Tax Support is part of a wider set of reforms to the welfare system. This guidance sets out the key considerations for councils when designing their local scheme.

  • Added:  21 May 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Good practice and guidance

• Localising Support for Council Tax Vulnerable people - key local authority duties

  Localising Council Tax Support is part of a wider set of reforms to the welfare system. This guidance aims to help practitioners understand the statutory framework and develop approaches tailored to the needs of their particular communities.

  • Added:  21 May 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Good practice and guidance

• Localising Support for Council Tax: A Statement of Intent

  The Statement of Intent sets out the proposed policy for the key regulations to be provided under the Local Government Finance Bill.

  • Added:  17 May 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Strategies and action plans

• Business rates retention scheme: The central and local shares of business rates - A Statement of Intent

  This Statement of Intent sets out how locally collected business rates will be shared between central and local government.

  • Added:  17 May 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Strategies and action plans

• Business rates retention scheme: The Safety Net and Levy - A Statement of Intent

  This Statement of Intent provides information about the Government's current proposals for the content of the regulations it will make about the operation of the levy and safety net elements of the rates retention scheme.

  • Added:  17 May 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Strategies and action plans

• Business rates retention scheme: Renewable Energy Projects - A Statement of Intent

  This Statement sets out the way in which the Government intends to define renewable energy projects in line with the Government's policy intention that business rates should be kept fully by local authorities within whose areas the projects are situated.

  • Added:  17 May 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Strategies and action plans

• Business rates retention scheme: Pooling Prospectus

  This document sets out the opportunities pooling presents for local authorities under the Business Rates Retention Scheme; the process for formally designating pools; and invites local authorities to come forward with pooling proposals by end July 2012.

  • Added:  17 May 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Strategies and action plans

• Business rates retention scheme: The economic benefits of local business rates retention

  This analytical paper provides further detail about the economic impacts of the business rates retention scheme, and responds to a commitment made in the Impact Assessment published on 19 December 2011.

  • Added:  17 May 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Strategies and action plans

• Capital Finance Amendment Regulations (SI 2012/265) - Commentary

  This commentary informs local authorities of amendments to the Capital Finance Regulations.

  • Added:  16 February 2012
  • Site: Local government
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy