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Commons · Question 13624 · Tabled 11 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2024

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Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on the renaming of street signs to remove colonial or imperialist references; and what guidance her Department issues local authorities on the rig

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 19 Nov 2024

Changes to street names are a local matter. Section 81 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 replaced the previously inconsistent arrangements for the renaming of streets. It enables local authorities to make changes to street names if they determ...