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Summary

This document describes the main measures of the Localism Act under four headings:

• new freedoms and flexibilities for local government
• new rights and powers for communities and individuals
• reform to make the planning system more democratic and more effective
• reform to ensure that decisions about housing are taken locally

This document is designed to give an overview only. You can read the Act and its explanatory notes in full, on the parliament website at: http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/localism/documents.html (external link). The document Decentralisation and the Localism Act: an essential guide also gives further background. It explains how the principles that underpin the Localism Act also inform other government policies.

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Related publications

• Decentralisation and the Localism Bill: an essential guide

  • Published: 13 December 2010
  • Site: Local government