Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 17 January 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
(1) whether regulations to be laid before Parliament under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 will include a duty on local authorities to try to reach agreement with communities when deciding on proposals to be submitted under the Act;
(2) whether regulations to be laid before Parliament under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 will limit how long the Secretary of State has to deal with proposals submitted by communities and councils;
(3) when he plans to lay before Parliament regulations under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007.
The Government are considering the scope of regulations under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 following the consultation exercise conducted last year. We expect to make the regulations shortly.
Yes0 people think so
No2 people think not
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