Briefings and responses

On 12 September 2024, UK Government Ministers announced to Parliament that the Procurement Act 2023 will now commence on 24 February 2025 - a short delay of four months from the original go-live date of 28 October 2024 to allow time for a New National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) to be produced.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government consulted on a proposed approach to revising the National Planning Policy Framework and a series of wider national planning policy reforms from 30 July to 24 September 2024.

The LGA has supported the principle to reduce emissions via the carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). We have stressed, however, that the scheme can only properly achieve its objectives by putting cost incentives in the right place with a priority focus on reducing the production of fossil-based waste in the first place.

This briefing is aimed at Parliamentarians who want a summary of our 2024 Autumn Budget and Spending Review submission.

The impacts of short-term letting are felt across the country with some councils reporting growth of between 30-52 per cent in short-term lets. This indicates the need for regulation that allows local discretion and implementation.

Councils want to work as partners with central government on climate action. Councils are well-placed to do this as place-shapers, convenors of communities and partners, delivery agents, commissioners, and owners of assets.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is the domestic replacement for the European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF).

Libraries have a direct contribution to make to three of the Government’s five missions, but this will only be fully realised if there is a strategic and planned approach to embedding them in work across Government departments.

Local climate action can achieve net zero for half the cost of a national approach and deliver three times the growth, jobs, skills and health benefits

Communities rely on high quality transport provision and infrastructure to get on in life. In rural areas, transport is key to helping maintain access to vital amenities and services.