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A plain English guide to the Localism Act - Update

DateMonday, January 30, 2012
Topic Economy [5] Governance [6] Productivity & Economic Growth [7] Energy, Waste & Natural Resources [8] Sustainable Development [9] Environment [10] Governance & Civic Participation [11] Infrastructure [12]

This document describes the main measures of the Localism Act under four headings:

This document is designed to give an overview only. You can read the Act and its explanatory notes in full, on the parliament website at: http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/localism/documents.html [2] (external link).

The document Decentralisation and the Localism Act: an essential guide [3] also gives further background. It explains how the principles that underpin the Localism Act also inform other government policies. 

 

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[1] http://www.yourclimate.org/system/files/news_images/megaphone.jpeg
[2] http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/localism/documents.html
[3] http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/decentralisationguide
[4] http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/1896534.pdf
[5] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy
[6] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/governance-civic-participation/governance
[7] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/economy/productivity-economic-growth
[8] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/energy-waste-natural-resources
[9] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment/sustainable-development
[10] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/environment
[11] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/governance-civic-participation
[12] http://www.yourclimate.org/topic/infrastructure