Written questions

Local Government: Standards

Lords · Question HL5601 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Jamieson

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the consultation Strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England which opened on 18 December 2024, what is their estimated budget for a new standards appeal body.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 19 Mar 2025

The consultation to which the Noble Lord refers, which closed on 26 February, sought views from across the local government sector on the appropriateness of creating a national body to consider appeals, alongside a range of other proposed measures to stre...