Briefings and responses

Proposals to increase the threshold for defining small society lotteries would mean local authorities having to regulate a larger number of operators.  

The LGA welcomes the publication of Dame Judith Hackitt’s final report, and supports many of the recommendations in it

The LGA welcomes the opportunity to continue to contribute to the consultations on resources and waste reforms, first set out in the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy.

General points:

We have followed the consultation in referring to sprinklers. However guidance and standards need to allow for the development of other automatic fire suppression system technologies.

The LGA welcomes the opportunity to continue to contribute to the consultations on resources and waste reforms, first set out in the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy. Here we set out an overview of the LGA’s response to the package of reforms. We have also answered the individual questions in each of the consultations.

The first principle of the waste hierarchy is to prevent waste in the first place, and this is where action on net zero must focus.

The LGA welcomes the opportunity to continue to contribute to the consultations on resources and waste reforms, first set out in the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy.

Local authorities share the Government’s commitment to improving air quality and support the phasing out the most polluting products used for domestic burning given their contribution to emissions.   

The LGA welcomes the national infrastructure assessment.