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Consultation Papers
Responses to Consultation Papers
Further Developments and Papers
Consultation Papers
The Local Government Finance Consultation papers published on 30 March 1998 as part of the Modernising Local Government series are:Capital Finance
Business Rates
Improving local financial accountability
Other Consultation papers in the Modernising Local Government series are:
Local Democracy and Community Leadership
Improving local services through Best Value
A New Ethical Framework
All of these papers apply only to English Local Authorities.
The following files are available in Adobe Acrobat format for downloads. The Adobe Acrobat Reader can be freely downloaded.
Summary Table for 'Modernising Local Government' consultation papers
Title Launch Date Closing Date Address for comments Adobe Acrobat
Version 3 fileLocal Democracy and Community Leadership 9 February 1998 9 April 1998 Democratic Renewal Debate
LGS Division, DTLR
Zone 5/A4, Eland House
Bressenden Place
London, SW1E 5DUPDF file (270kb) Improving Local Services through Best Value 3 March 1998 1 May 1998 Caroline Henthorne
LGQ Division, DTLR
Zone 5/C5, Eland House
Bressenden Place
London, SW1E 5DUPDF file (240kb) Capital Finance 30 March 1998 1 June 1998 Local Government Finance Review
DTLR
Zone 5/G10, Eland House
Bressenden Place
London, SW1E 5DUPDF file (240kb) Business Rates 30 March 1998 1 June 1998 Local Government Finance Review
DTLR
Zone 5/G10, Eland House
Bressenden Place
London, SW1E 5DUPDF file (160kb) Improving local financial accountability 30 March 1998 1 June 1998 Local Government Finance Review
DTLR
Zone 5/G10, Eland House
Bressenden Place
London, SW1E 5DUPDF file (170kb) A New Ethical Framework 7 April 1998 12 June 1998 New Ethical Framework Consultation
LGS Division, DTLR
Zone 5/A3, Eland House
Bressenden Place
London, SW1E 5DUPDF file (240kb)
Consultation Papers - Responses
Copies of the responses received to the 6 consultation papers on modernising local government are available for public access in the DTLR Library, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE. Lists of the organisations and individuals who responded to the consultation exercise have also been placed in the House of Commons Libraries.Local Government Finance response summaries : Word v6 file (38kb) - PDF file (36kb)
Local Democracy response summary : Word v6 file (126kb) - PDF file (28kb)
Best Value response summary : Word v6 file (39kb) - PDF file (39kb)
Ethical Framework response summary : Word v6 file (39kb) - PDF file (31kb)
Further Developments
Local Government White Paper - Modern Local Government: In Touch With the People - (link to DTLR site)
Beacon Council Scheme - Beacon Council Information - (link to DTLR site)
Local Government Act 1999 - Text of Act - (link to HMSO site)
Local Government Act 2000 - Text of Act - (link to HMSO site)
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Last updated on 18 August 2000
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