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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing mechanisms available to hold former parish or town councillors to account for financial decisions that have contributed to substantial increases in local precepts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing mechanisms available to hold former parish or town councillors to account for financial decisions that have contributed to substantial increases in local precepts.
Parish and town councils are independent of central government. Decisions on precept levels are taken locally by individual councils, in line with the relevant legislative framework. The Government continues to monitor the precept increases set by town and parish councils, and considers whether to set referendum principles for the sector as part of the annual local government finance settlement process. Issues about parish council expenditure can be raised at the annual parish meeting.
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 require parish councils to complete and publish an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) to support scrutiny of council spending and enable the local electorate to hold them to account. To strengthen public confidence in the oversight of parish council finances, the government committed to reviewing the AGAR process in its response to the Local Audit Strategy consultation published in April 2025.
The government has no plans to assess the merits of developing mechanisms to hold former councillors to account.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the policy paper, Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales: Access for Elected Members - government response, of 24 February 2026, whether local authorities will be given any central government funding to pay for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the policy paper, Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales: Access for Elected Members - government response, of 24 February 2026, whether local authorities will be given any central government funding to pay for the...
Local authorities will not be given specific funding to pay for extending access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to councillors. The change should be seen in the context of the LGPS 2025 valuation and the strong funding position of the scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 December 2025, to Question 95065, on Local Government Pension Scheme: Councillors, and Further to the policy paper, Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales: Access for Elected Members - government response,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 December 2025, to Question 95065, on Local Government Pension Scheme: Councillors, and Further to the policy paper, Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales: Access for Elected Members - government response,...
Authorities will be required to publish employer pension contributions made to councillors, under Regulation 15 of the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the secondary legislation to give pensions to (a) councillors and (b) mayors will be by the negative or affirmative procedure; and what the implementation timetable is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the secondary legislation to give pensions to (a) councillors and (b) mayors will be by the negative or affirmative procedure; and what the implementation timetable is.
The secondary legislation to give councillors and mayors access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is made by the negative procedure and the coming into force date will be 11th May 2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to local authorities on (a) the criteria for an overview and scrutiny committee call-in and (b) the number of councillor questions permitted at meetings of Full Council.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been given to local authorities on (a) the criteria for an overview and scrutiny committee call-in and (b) the number of councillor questions permitted at meetings of Full Council.
Sections 9F(2)(a) and 9F(4) of the Local Government Act 2000 set out how local authorities should make sure their respective scrutiny committees have the power to review and scrutinise decisions made by the executive, commonly referred to as ‘call-in’ procedures. Guidance on ‘call-in’ procedures was published in 2000 alongside the Act. More recent guidance funded by central government was published in 2023 by the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny.
The number of councillor questions permitted at Full Council is not prescribed by statute or central government guidance and is instead determined locally through each authority’s constitutional procedure rules.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of sanctions available to local authorities under the Localism Act 2011 in ensuring compliance with councillors’ Codes of Conduct.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of sanctions available to local authorities under the Localism Act 2011 in ensuring compliance with councillors’ Codes of Conduct.
The current local authority standards and conduct regime is in certain key aspects ineffectual, inconsistently applied, and lacking in adequate powers to effectively sanction members found in serious breach of their codes of conduct. This is why, in November 2025, we announced our intention to legislate to introduce a clearer and consistently applied conduct system that will help local elected members to hold themselves and their colleagues to account. We will do this when Parliamentary time allows.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Department’s letter to Essex councils dated 26 March 2026, whether new shadow council wards in South West Essex Council will be required to have three councillors each.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Department’s letter to Essex councils dated 26 March 2026, whether new shadow council wards in South West Essex Council will be required to have three councillors each.
Subject to Parliamentary approval, new unitary councils are expected to take on full council functions from 1 April 2028, with elections to new shadow councils in May 2027. The scheme of elections for the new councils will be set out in the Structural Changes Order, with all‑out elections expected, in line with previous reorganisations.
Under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, only certain types of councils may resolve to move from whole‑council elections to elections by thirds, and these provisions do not apply to newly established councils.
As set out in the Secretary of State’s letter of 26 March 2026, it is anticipated that the Structural Changes Order will be brought forward in the Autumn. No decisions have yet been taken on the warding arrangements, including how many wards there will be and how many councillors will serve each ward. As set out in the Department’s letter of 26 March, councils in Essex have been asked to submit their suggested interim warding arrangements, based on existing wards, divisions and parish boundaries, by 29 May for inclusion in the Structural Changes Order.
That this House congratulates Councillor Richard Gorton for his service as a Councillor for Wolstanton on Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council between 2022 and 2026; notes that Councillor Gorton is stepping down from the District Borough Council at the election on Thursday 7 May 2026; acknowledges his work on behalf of the people of Wolstanton and Newcastle-under-Lyme; and sends its best wishes to Councillor Richard Gorton and his family, particularly his parents and his grandchildren, for the years ahead.
That this House congratulates Councillor Richard Gorton for his service as a Councillor for Wolstanton on Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council between 2022 and 2026; notes that Councillor Gorton is stepping down from the District Borough Council at the election on Thursday 7 May 2026; acknowledges his work on behalf of...
That this House congratulates Councillor Jacqueline Brown for her service as a Councillor for Silverdale on Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council between 2022 and 2026; notes that Councillor Brown and her husband have moved out the boundaries of the District Borough Council and so is stepping down from the Council at the election on Thursday 7 May 2026; recognises her tireless work on behalf of the people of Silverdale on a range of incredibly important issues not least the impact of Walley's Quarry Landfill Site on the local community; acknowledges the work of all those serving members of Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council who have decided to stand down but not, as of Saturday 28 March 2026, announced their intentions; and sends its best wishes to Councillor Jacqueline Brown and her family for the years ahead.
That this House congratulates Councillor Jacqueline Brown for her service as a Councillor for Silverdale on Newcastle-under-Lyme District Borough Council between 2022 and 2026; notes that Councillor Brown and her husband have moved out the boundaries of the District Borough Council and so is stepping down from the Council at...
That this House congratulates Helen Simpson on her outstanding service to Hungerford as she steps down as the town’s longest-serving Mayor and as a member of Hungerford Town Council; recognises her decade of dedicated public service, including a record eight terms as Mayor; further recognises that her decision to stand for Mayor was inspired by a promise to her late father, typifying her deep personal commitment and devotion to public service; praises her leadership in delivering significant local projects, such as the Neighbourhood Development Plan; acknowledges her role in supporting and championing local volunteers, who have been at the heart of the council’s achievements over the past ten years; and thanks her, along with Deputy Mayor Claire Winser, for their unwavering dedication and lasting contribution to Hungerford.
That this House congratulates Helen Simpson on her outstanding service to Hungerford as she steps down as the town’s longest-serving Mayor and as a member of Hungerford Town Council; recognises her decade of dedicated public service, including a record eight terms as Mayor; further recognises that her decision to stand...
My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 119 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale. As he said, this has its genesis in the Select Committee which we both sat on—the Social Mobility Policy Committee. The noble Lord referred to the fact that we reported on...
My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 119 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale. As he said, this has its genesis in the Select Committee which we both sat on—the Social Mobility Policy Committee. The noble Lord referred to the fact that we reported on...
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 133 and 134. As we are aware, the UK’s health is fraying and unequal, with increasing numbers of people unable to work owing to poor health. Compared with other high-income countries, the UK now has one the lowest life expectancies and is...
My Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 133 and 134. As we are aware, the UK’s health is fraying and unequal, with increasing numbers of people unable to work owing to poor health. Compared with other high-income countries, the UK now has one the lowest life expectancies and is...
My Lords, I support these amendments. I spoke to Amendment 132 in Committee. I will not repeat what I said then, but I just want to say that the Minister said in Committee that the reason why the Government want to stick with their own wording on Clause 44—a clause...
My Lords, I support these amendments. I spoke to Amendment 132 in Committee. I will not repeat what I said then, but I just want to say that the Minister said in Committee that the reason why the Government want to stick with their own wording on Clause 44—a clause...
My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott and Lady Royall, for their amendments relating to the new health improvement and health inequalities duties. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Freeman, for her helpful contribution.
On Amendment 132, I stress our ambition to enable combined authorities and combined county...
My Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Scott and Lady Royall, for their amendments relating to the new health improvement and health inequalities duties. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Freeman, for her helpful contribution.
On Amendment 132, I stress our ambition to enable combined authorities and combined county...
I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Royall of Blaisdon, for her amendments. Ensuring that we have a holistic view of housing—not just the quality but the quantity of housing and the role that it plays in health—makes it easier for authorities to respond to this part of the...
I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Royall of Blaisdon, for her amendments. Ensuring that we have a holistic view of housing—not just the quality but the quantity of housing and the role that it plays in health—makes it easier for authorities to respond to this part of the...
Moved by
Lord Rees of Easton
135: After Clause 47, insert the following new Clause—
“Corporation Sole Chief Fire Officer for designated mayoral fire and rescue authorities
Part 3 of Schedule 23 makes further provision in connection with the establishment of the position of Corporation Sole Chief Fire Officers in a mayoral combined authority...
Moved by
Lord Rees of Easton
135: After Clause 47, insert the following new Clause—
“Corporation Sole Chief Fire Officer for designated mayoral fire and rescue authorities
Part 3 of Schedule 23 makes further provision in connection with the establishment of the position of Corporation Sole Chief Fire Officers in a mayoral combined authority...
Amendments 135 and 138 are in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Blunkett. I will also speak to Amendment 173. I do not intend to provoke a debate and will withdraw my amendment at the end of this group.
I thank the Minister for her openness and the...
Amendments 135 and 138 are in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Blunkett. I will also speak to Amendment 173. I do not intend to provoke a debate and will withdraw my amendment at the end of this group.
I thank the Minister for her openness and the...
My Lords, these amendments highlight a real tension in this Bill. While powers are being devolved to mayoral combined authorities and CCAs, there remain serious questions about accountability, scrutiny and operational independence for fire services. The financial provisions brought in through Schedule 23 are necessary to ensure that the mayoral...
My Lords, these amendments highlight a real tension in this Bill. While powers are being devolved to mayoral combined authorities and CCAs, there remain serious questions about accountability, scrutiny and operational independence for fire services. The financial provisions brought in through Schedule 23 are necessary to ensure that the mayoral...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Rees for Amendments 135, 138 and 174 and for being available to explain why he has brought this forward from other mayors. He has passed on their views for us.
I will speak first to Amendments 136 and 137 in my name. As...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Rees for Amendments 135, 138 and 174 and for being available to explain why he has brought this forward from other mayors. He has passed on their views for us.
I will speak first to Amendments 136 and 137 in my name. As...