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External consultations and inquiries

2020

October - Ministry for Housing Committee and Local Government consultation on planning for the future (PDF)

October - Department for Education consultation on changes to the school admissions code (PDF) September - Ministry for Housing Communities and Local Government consultation on changes to the current planning system (PDF) July - Human Rights (Joint Committee) inquiry: The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications (PDF)

April - Department for Education consultation on reforms to unregulated provision for children in care and care leavers (PDF)

2019

December - Chartered Trading Standards Institute consultation on Care Home Complaints draft guidance

October - The Government of Jersey Consultation on new Public Services Ombudsman for Jersey

October - Consultation on home to school travel and transport: statutory guidance

October - Education Select Committee Inquiry into Special Educational Needs and disabilities

March - LGSCO response to Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Bailiffs: Enforcement of Debt

February - LSCGO response to the call for evidence on the 2014 enforcement agent reforms introduced by the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

January - The Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into the Government's proposals for a new environmental watchdog and its proposals to bring environmental principles into UK law after leaving the EU

2018

December - LGSCO submission to HCLG select committee inquiry into children's services

November - LGSCO response to social housing green paper

July - Competition and Markets Authority’s consultation on Care Homes for the elderly –draft consumer law advice

June - APPG on Consumer Protection - Inquiry into the effectiveness of ombudsmen and the potential for reform

June - Education Select Committee - SEN inquiry

May - Committee on Standards in Public Life – Local government ethical standards review call for evidence

May - Schools exclusions review call for evidence

April - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government – Consultation on strengthening consumer redress in the housing market consultation

March - Department for Transport – Consultation on Blue Badge scheme eligibility

February - Competition and Markets Authority – Consultation on draft consumer law advice for UK care home providers on the charging of fees after a resident’s death

February - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee – Inquiry into sourcing public services: lessons learned from the collapse of Carillion

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