Cyclists demand access to rural footpaths British cyclists are calling for a reform of England’s rights of way legislation to allow bikes onto country footpaths – a call resisted by wal... Published 27 August 2019 Read More
GDPR Timeline Calculation Change Following a recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) relating to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data P... Published 27 August 2019 Read More
Data Protection: New Guidance from the ICO Responding to consultations with SLCC and our partners in the local council sector on the top three challenges presented by new Data Protection rul... Published 15 August 2019 Read More
Local Plan and Neighbourhood Plan can designate new quiet areas in urban areas A new noise action plan published by the Government this week enables eligible urban local authorities to nominate approved local green spaces, del... Published 5 July 2019 Read More
Government announces plans to tackle illegal traveller sites The Government has set out is plans to make it easier for councils to intervene and remove travellers from land they should not be on. The fo... Published 11 February 2019 Read More
Government consults on technical changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy The Government has announced a consultation on technical changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy. These changes aim to reduce its complexity a... Published 2 January 2019 Read More
Government consults on plans to introduce new measures for felling street trees The Government is consulting on new measures to make it clearer who is responsible for decisions concerning the felling of street trees and what pr... Published 2 January 2019 Read More
No Council Tax Referendum Principles for English Parishes in 2019/20 The Government has announced its draft Local Government Financial Settlement for 2019/20 which includes the welcome news that council referendum pr... Published 17 December 2018 Read More