Government programme

Update: November 22, 2010
DCLG publishes paper about the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Update: November 12, 2010
DCLG announces consultation on proposed New Homes Bonus.

Update: November 10, 2010
High Court decides that Eric Pickles acted illegally in unilaterally abolishing RSS targets. DCLG will not appeal as it is about to introduce legislation in the form of the Decentralisation and Localism Bill.

Update: May 25, 2010
Two bills have been included in the Queen's Speech which will directly impact upon planning:

Public bodies (reform) bill
As set out in yesterday’s statement by the Treasury, the government will reduce the number of quangos, with the aim of saving £1bn a year. More ..

Decentralisation and localism bill
This legislation aims to devolve some of the powers of government, and give individuals the power to instigate referendums on local matters and to veto excessive council tax increases. Home Information Packs will be abolished. More ..

Update: May 2010 
The Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government has published its legislative programme.

FOREWORD
By David Cameron and Nick Clegg

This is an historic document in British politics: the first time in over half a century two parties have come together to put forward a programme for partnership government.

As our parties have worked together it has become increasingly clear to us that, although there are differences, there is also common ground. We share a conviction that the days of big government are over; that centralisation and top-down control have proved a failure. We believe that the time has come to disperse power more widely in Britain today; to recognise that we will only make progress if we help people to come together to make life better. In short, it is our ambition to distribute power and opportunity to people rather than hoarding authority within government. That way, we can build the free, fair and responsible society we want to see.

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