Local government

Open WAG Consultations

Council Tax and Business Rates: Recovery of Costs of Enforcement

Opened 01/07/10; Closes 23/09/10

Amendment to the amounts that may be charged to the debtor at specific stages in the debt recovery process for council tax and non-domestic rates. For more information, click here.

Local authority byelaws in Wales - Procedures for making, confirming and enforcing bylaws

Opened 21/06/10; Closes 17/09/10

This consultation paper is intended for bodies which make local authority byelaws i.e. unitary authorities and community and town councils. It also applies to national park authorities. For more information, click here.

Relevant WAG Publications

Childcare sufficiency - information for Local Authorities

(16/06/10)

Local Authority Population Projections for Wales (2008-based) - Summary Report

(05/10)

Community Benefits: Delivering Maximum Value for the Welsh Pound

(26/04/10)

Specific Grant Funding to Local Authorities 2010-11 - Guidance Circular

(21/04/10)

Local Service Board Update - February 2010

(26/02/10)

A New Understanding between the Welsh Assembly Government and Local Government in Wales

(12/11/09)

Inspection, Audit and Regulation in Wales

(30/09/09)

Guidance for the Scrutiny of Crime and Disorder Matters

(03/08/09)

The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Local Government) Order 2009

(14/07/09)

Council tax – Collection in the recession 2009

(22/06/09)

Managing the safety of Burial Ground Memorials

(15/04/09)

Appropriate sum under section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 (February 2009)

(20/02/09)

Community and Town Council Borrowing Approvals 2009-10 - Guidance and Application Form (29/01/09)

Guidance Note: Non Domestic Rates Relief: EC State Aid Implications

(03/12/08)

Summary of Rates Relief for Small Businesses in Wales

(11/11/08)

Review of Valuation Tribunals in Wales

(21/10/08)

Council tax benefit and housing benefit - Barriers to take-up in Wales - July 2008

(06/10/08)

Local Government Partnership Scheme Report 2006-2007

(30/09/08)

Policy Agreements 2004-2007 - An Evaluation

(13/07/08)

A Shared Community - Relationship building and charters for unitary authorities and community and town councils

(13/07/08)

NAfW Committee Inquiries

Planning in Wales

The Sustainability Committee is hearing oral evidence. To read transcripts of meetings and written responses, click here.

Equal Pay in Local Government

The Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee is undertaking an inquiry into equal pay in local government. To read transcripts of meetings and written responses, click here.

Petitions

None.

Relevant LCOs/Measures

Playing Fields Measure

Remuneration Measure

Local Government Measure

Relevant Welsh Affairs Select Committee Information

Committee Report (published 26/03/10): Wales and Whitehall

Committee Report (published 11/03/10): Cross-border provision of public services for Wales: follow–up

Committee Report (published 08/03/10): The Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Local Government Order 2009: Government Response to the Committee's Fourth Report

Committee Report (published 15/01/10): Review of the LCO Process

Committee Report (published 12/01/10): The proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Local Government) Order 2009

Committee Report (published 08/01/10): Work of the Committee 2008-09

Call for evidence (published 03/12/09): Pre-legislative scrutiny of the proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council on Housing and Local Government

The Committee is currently scrutinising the proposed Legislative Competence Order in Council on Local Government