MPs may be off on their summer holidays, but they’ve set up a host of consultations covering planning, empty homes, social housing and later living. We’ve listed the main ones we’re aware of here:
Skills and training: The Department of Education on a review of Industry Training Boards. Deadline: 25 August.
Review of the Industry Training Boards 2023: call for evidence (education.gov.uk)
Procurement: The Cabinet Office have a consultation on the new Procurement Bill. Deadline 25 August.
Part 2 Consultation on draft regulations to implement the Procurement Bill
Empty homes: DLUHC on exemption categories of dwellings from council tax premiums in England. Deadline: 31 August
Consultation on proposals to exempt categories of dwellings from the council tax premiums in England – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Planning: The APPG on Housing and Planning on S106 and the Developer contribution system. Deadline: 5 Sept.
RTPI | Developer Contributions Inquiry
Affordable housing: The government on experiences of working with Homes England. Deadline: 14 Sept.
Public Bodies Review of Homes England: call for evidence – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Older people’s housing: The Older People’s Housing Taskforce on the future of older people’s housing. Deadline: 18 Sept.
Older People’s Housing Taskforce – call for evidence – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Energy: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on domestic consumers who receive energy via a non-domestic contract. Deadline: 18 Sept.
Domestic consumers with non-domestic energy supply contracts: call for evidence – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Planning: DLUHC on permitted development rights to support easier conversion of change of use of buildings to residential use. Deadline: 25 September.
Permitted development rights – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Planning: DLUHC on making local plans simpler to understand and reflect the views of communities. Deadline: 18 Oct.
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: consultation on implementation of plan-making reforms – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Affordable Housing: The Regulator of Social Housing on the consumer standards for social housing tenants. Deadline: 17 October.
Consultation on the consumer standards – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Heat Networks: DESNZ are consulting on heat network regulation and consumer protections. Deadline 27 October.
Heat networks regulation: consumer protection
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