{"id":2487,"date":"2011-03-12T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2011-03-12T10:24:34","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T10:24:34","slug":"more-reviews-lg-statutory-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=2487","title":{"rendered":"More reviews: LG statutory duties"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Councils and others are being asked about the \u2018burdens\u2019 they wish to relinquish with a survey form which can be filled in as many times as you like, available at :\u00a0https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/GP7BKKT<\/span><\/p>\n

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Government says:<\/span><\/p>\n

Government has announced the review of statutory duties which government departments place on local authorities. 16 departments and agencies of government are publishing their initial draft list of statutory duties for which their departments are responsible covering wide ranging and diverse interests such as housing, planning, crime and policing, adult social care, public health, equality, the environment and licensing – to highlight a few. The list is not exhaustive – it reflects mainly those duties imposed by primary legislation for which departments and their predecessors are responsible. DCLG’s draft list has included statutory and non-statutory guidance that applies to the duties.<\/p>\n

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Your part<\/span><\/p>\n

To date government has identified 1294 statutory duties that central government currently places on local authorities, the majority of which arise from primary legislation – and we are aware that at this stage it is not a complete list. We are inviting you to comment on the duties and to challenge government on those which you feel are burdensome or no longer needed. We are interested to hear your views on:<\/p>\n