Cllr Keith R Mitchell CBE
Evolving policy for local government
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Cllr Keith R Mitchell CBE |
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Evolving policy for local government |
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The views expressed in this Blog are mine and do not necessarily represent County Council policy or Conservative Party policy. However, the majority are County Council responses to Consultations and Inquiries. |
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The following table contains a list of consultations/inquiries by government departments or parliamentary select committees into policy areas with implications for local government. Each has a link to the relevant web page where you can see the Terms of Reference of the Select Committee Inquiry or the consultation document on which the relevant consultation is based. I will add my own comments and views as time permits. Where the County Council makes a formal response, there will be a link to the document. |
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15/07/2010 |
13/08/2010 |
BIS Select Committee: Inquiry into Local Enterprise Partnerships The deadline is for submission of written evidence. Here is a link to the web page Here is the Eric Pickles/Vince Cable letter inviting upper tier councils and business leaders to submit proposals for Local Enterprise Partnerships. Here is my initial briefing to the top 100 businesses in Oxfordshire and my Power Point presentation to business leaders on 21 July 2010. I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 13 August 2010 and you can read it here. |
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23/07/2010 |
06/09/2010 |
BIS Consultation: Regional Growth Funds Consultation Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 9 September 2010 and you can read it here. |
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27/07/2010 |
10/09/2010 |
Work & Pensions Select Committee: Inquiry into Youth Unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund. Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 9 September 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 30/07/2010 | 10/09/2010 |
CLG Consultation: Local Referendums to Veto Excessive Council tax Increases. Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 9 September 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 06/08/2010 | 13/09/2010 |
Commission for Rural Communities: Call for Evidence on Big Society. Here is a link to the web page. I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 9 September 2010 and you can read it here. |
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28/07/2010 |
15/09/2010 |
CLG Select Committee: Inquiry into the Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies Here is a link to the web page We are not making a response to this Select Committee Inquiry, preferring to feed in to ministers directly. |
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| 15/08/2010 | 15/09/2010 |
SEEDA Consultation: South East Skills Priorities Statement 2011/12 Here is the County Council's Response. |
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| 28/06/2010 | 17/09/2010 |
UK Border Agency Consultation: Limits on non-EU economic migration Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 16 September 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 31/7/2010 | 17/09/2010 |
DFE Consultation: Capital review of schools funding Here is a link to the web page. Here is the County Council's Response. |
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| 17/08/2010 | 17/09/2010 |
LGiU Request for Information: Royal British Legion Project Here is the County Council's Response. |
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26/07/2010 |
20/09/2010 |
Home Office Consultation: Policing in the 21st Century: Reconnecting Police and the People Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 20 September 2010 and you can read it here. |
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27/07/2010 |
23/09/2010 |
Transport Select Committee: Inquiry into Transport and the Economy Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 23 September 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 07/07/2010 | 29/09/2010 |
Education Select Committee: Inquiry into Behaviour & Discipline in Schools Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 29 September 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 31/07/2010 | 30/09/2010 |
DfE Consultation Call for evidence: Tickell Review of the Early Years Foundation Stage Here is the County Council's Response. |
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29/07/2010 |
01/10/2010 |
CLG Select Committee: Inquiry into the Government's Plans for Localism and Decentralisation of Public Services Here is a link to the web page. I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 1 October 2010 and you can read it here. The Select Committee is taking oral evidence on Monday 1 November 2010 in the Grimond Room at Porctullis House. There is more information on the Parliamentary Web Site and hearings are in public. |
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30/07/2010 |
01/10/2010 |
Work & Pensions Consultation: 21st Century Welfare Here is a link to the web page We are not making a response to this consultation because it has no direct relevance to our functions and there is no opportunity to comment on NEETs in which we do have a significant interest. |
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| 28/07/2010 | 06/10/2010 |
Health Select Committee: Inquiry into Commissioning Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 5 October 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 03/09/2010 | 06/10/2010 |
DFT Consultation: Capital Block Transport Grants Here is the County Council's Response. |
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| 29/07/2010 | 08/10/2010 |
Education Select Committee: Inquiry into Role & Performance of Ofsted Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 5 October 2010 and you can read it here. |
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17/07/2010 |
10/10/2010 |
CLG Consultation: Local Government Finance Formula Grant Distribution Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 5 October 2010 and you can read it here. |
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22/07/2010 |
11/10/2010 |
NHS Consultation: Commissioning for Patients Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 6 October 2010 and you can read it here. |
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22/07/2010 |
11/10/2010 |
NHS Consultation: Liberating the NHS: Local democratic legitimacy in health Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 6 October 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 19/07/2010 | 11/10/2010 |
NHS Consultation: Transparency in Outcomes: A Framework for the NHS Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 6 October 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 22/07/2010 | 14/10/2010 |
BIS Consultation: A Simplified Further Education and Skills Funding System and Methodology Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 13 October 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 22/07/2010 | 14/10/2010 |
BIS Consultation: Skills for sustainable growth: Consultation on the future direction of skills policy Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 13 October 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 14/09/2010 | 15/10/2010 |
DFE Consultation: SEN Ofsted Review and Call for Information for a Green Paper Here is a link to the web page Here is the County Council's Response. |
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| 26/07/2010 | 18/10/2010 |
DFE Consultation: Pupil Premiums and School Funding Consultation Here is a link to the web page Here is the County Council's Response. |
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| 29/07/2010 | 20/10/2010 |
DWP Informal On-line Consultation: Work Programme Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 17/09/2010 | 29/10/2010 |
DFE Call for Evidence: Wolf Review of Vocational Education Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 24/09/2010 | 29/10/2010 |
DFE/DCMS Call for Evidence: Henley Review of Funding and Delivery of Music Education Here is a link to the web page You can view the Oxfordshire Schools Forum response here. |
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| 05/10/2010 | 01/11/2010 |
LGA Consultation: Sector self-regulation and improvement Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 30 October 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 29/07/2010 | 05/11/2010 |
DFE - Independent Commission: Allen Review on Early Intervention Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council on 5 November 2010 and you can read it here. |
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| 25/08/2010 | 10/11/2010 |
Cabinet Office: Equality Act 2010 - The Public Sector Equality Duty Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council and you can read it here. |
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| 29/02/2010 | 10/11/2010 |
CLG Consultation: Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council and you can read it here. |
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| 17/09/2010 | 11/11/2010 |
DFT Consultation: Reimbursement Arrangements for the Concessionary Bus Travel Scheme in England Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not make a submission on this. |
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| 27/08/2010 | 19/11/2010 |
DFE Consultation: Regulations Governing Fostering Services, Children's Homes Providers and Statutory Guidance on Children's Homes and Fostering Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council and you can read it here. |
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| 12/10/2010 | 22/11/2010 |
Local Government Boundary Commission for England Consultation: Electoral Review in Oxfordshire - first stage Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here and the Annex here. |
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| 14/10/2010 |
25/11/2010 |
Cabinet Office: Consultation on Supporting a Stronger Civil Society Here is a link to the web page Question 9 has a deadline of 25/11/2010; the rest of the consultation has a deadline of 06/01/2011. I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council and you can read it here. |
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| 01/11/2010 | 30/11/2010 |
CLG: Consultation on The Future of the Citizenship Survey Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not make a submission on this. |
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| 29/10/2010 | 01/12/2010 |
BIS: Request for Information - Local Growth and Business Rates Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council and you can read it here. |
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| 01/11/2010 | 03/12/2010 |
Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee: Codifying the Relationship between Central and Local Government Here is a link to the web page This Select Committee Review was cancelled so the County Council did not submit any views. |
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| 02/09/2010 | 08/12/2010 |
Law Commission: Consultation on Public Services Ombudsman Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 17/09/2010 | 10/12/2010 |
DFE Consultation: Draft School Finance Regulations for 2011 Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 14/10/2010 | 10/12/2010 |
CLG: Consultation on Planning for Schools' Development Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 17/11/2010 | 17/12/2010 |
DECC Consultation: Amendments to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010 Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not respond to this because it was a purely technical consultation on changing the dates with no real issue for the Council. However there is a full consultation coming later this year and plans are already in place to respond to this. |
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| 01/11/2010 | 24/12/2010 |
DfE Consultation: Arrangements for Placement of Children by Voluntary Organisations and Others (England) Regulations 2011 Here is a link to the web site The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation. Its questions were mostly repetitious of material we had previously submitted to the DfE on looked after children and care arrangements |
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| 12/11/2010 | 24/12/2010 |
CLG Consultation: New Homes Bonus Consultation Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council and you can read it here. |
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18/11/2010
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31/12/2010
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Local Government Boundary Commission for England Consultation: On the right lines: A consultation on policy and procedures for principal area boundary reviews Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 07/12/2010 | 05/01/2011 |
Cabinet Office Consultation: Green Paper on
Commissioning Here is a
link to the web page
The County Council did not submit a response to this informal,
short-span consultation. We will be responding to the formal consultation
on the White Paper which is expected in the spring. |
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| 14/10/2010 |
06/01/2011 |
Cabinet Office: Consultation on Supporting a Stronger Civil Society Here is a link to the web page Question 9 has a deadline of 25/11/2010; the rest of the consultation has a deadline of 06/01/2011. I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council and you can read it here. |
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| 09/11/2010 |
06/01/2011 31/01/2011 |
CLG Select Committee Call for Evidence: Audit
and Inspection of Local Authorities
Here is a
link to the web page
This consultation had an extension so the draft could be seen by Audit
Committee. You can view the County Council's
response
here. |
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| 10/11/2010 | 10/01/2011 |
BIS
Call for Information: EU Future Cohesion Policy Here is a
link to the web page
The County Council did not submit a response to this Call for Information
because there were no key issues for the County Council |
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| 18/01/2011 | 14/01/2011 |
NHS: Consultation on Liberating the NHS: An Information Revolution Here is a link to the web page The County Council decided not to respond to this consultations because it was repetitious of material already submitted to the DoH |
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| 18/01/2011 | 14/01/2011 |
NHS: Consultation on Liberating the NHS: Greater Choice and Control Here is a link to the web page The County Council decided not to respond to this consultations because it was repetitious of material already submitted to the DoH |
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| 01/11/2010 | 24/01/2011 |
DfE Consultation: Arrangements for Placement of Children by Voluntary Organisations and Others (England) Regulations 2011 Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here shortly |
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| 01/12/2010 | 24/01/2011 |
Munro Review of the child protection system Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here |
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| 01/12/2010 | 24/01/2011 |
DoH: Call for Evidence on the Future Funding of Social Care Here is a link to the web page The County Council decided not to respond to this consultations because it was repetitious of material already submitted to the DoH |
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| 04/01/2011 | 27/01/2011 |
LGA consultation: Government Departments’ business plans Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council and you can read it here. |
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| 18/10/2010 | 31/01/2011 |
EU: Consultation on the Green Paper on
expanding the use of e-Procurement in the EU Here is a
link to the web site
The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation
because there were no key issues for the County Council |
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| 29/11/2010 | 31/01/2011 |
DEFRA Consultation: Biodiversity Offsetting Here is a link to the web site You can view the County Council's response here |
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| 29/11/2010 | 31/01/2011 |
DEFRA Consultation: Natural Environment White Paper Here is a link to the web site You can view the County Council's response here |
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| 09/12/2010 | 03/02/2011 |
DWP Consultation:
Skills Conditionality Here is a
link to the web page
The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation because
it was more for suppliers and providers (i.e. colleges and employers) than
for local authorities. |
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| 13/01/2011 | 03/02/2011 |
Cherwell District Council Consultation: Bicester Eco-town Phase One Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council and you can read it here. |
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| 10/11/2010 | 04/02/2011 |
Equality and Human Rights Commission: Enquiry into Homecare Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation because there were no key issues for the County Council |
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| 22/11/2010 | 04/02/2011 |
HSE Consultation: Classroom risk assessment Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here shortly |
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| 12/01/2011 | 04/02/2011 |
CLG Consultation: Tackling burdens: Reducing burdens on local government (Single Data List) Here is a link to the web page This response was submitted on-line and I am sure it can be read on the web site address above. |
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| 30/11/2010 | 08/02/2011 |
DoH Consultation: Healthy Lives, Healthy People Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation |
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| 16/11/2010 | 09/02/2011 |
DoH: Transparency in Outcomes: a Framework for Adult Social Care Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here: Consultation Response Form; Consultation Response (Readable); Hearsay Annual Report; Progress for LINk; Three Wishes Update |
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| 11/12/2011 | 11/02/2011 |
DfE: Employer Engagement Funding Review – Call for Evidence Here is a link to the web page I have signed off the consultation response for the County Council and you can read it here. |
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| 22/11/2010 | 14/02/2011 |
DfE Consultation: Year 1 Phonics Screening Check Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 21/12/2010 | 15/02/2011 |
DfE Consultation: Tackling child poverty and improving life chances - consulting on a new approach Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation |
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| 24/11/2010 | 16/02/2011 |
DEFRA Consultation: Future Funding of Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management in England Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation |
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| 05/11/2010 | 17/02/2011 |
DfE: Lord Bew Review of KS2 Testing Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 25/01/2011 | 28/02/2011 |
Parliamentary Localism Bill Committee: Call for Evidence Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation |
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| 11/01/2011 | 02/03/2011 |
Parliamentary Education Select Committee Consultation: Participation of 16 to 19 year olds in education and training Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation |
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| 24/01/2011 | 04/03/2011 |
CLG Consultation: Revision and consolidation of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003 (SI 2003 No 533) as amended Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 07/12/2011 | 04/03/2011 |
Ministry of Justice Consultation: Breaking the
cycle: effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders
Here is a
link to the web page
You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 29/12/2010 | 09/03/2011 |
Cabinet Office Consultation: Giving Green Paper Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation but you can view the response from Oxfordshire Stronger Communities Alliance (OSCA) here. |
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| 07/02/2011 | 14/03/2011 |
CLG Consultation: Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authorities on Data Transparency Here is a link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. |
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| 21/12/2010 | 31/03/2011 |
DoH Consultation: Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Consultation on the funding and commissioning routes for public health Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation |
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| 21/12/2010 | 31/03/2011 |
The Local Government Discretionary Payments (Injury Allowances) Regulations 2011 Here is a link to the web page The County Council did not submit a response to this consultation |
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| 12/10/2010 | 03/04/2011 |
Local Government Boundary Commission for England Consultation: Electoral Review in Oxfordshire: Electoral Review in Oxfordshire - proposed electoral arrangements – the number, boundaries and names of divisions Here is a link to the web page Here are links to the submission made by the County Council:
The Commission are due to publish their Draft Recommendations in July 2011 and the County Council will have until October 2011 to comment on their recommendations. |
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| 13/01/2011 | 08/04/2011 |
CLG Consultation: The Future of Fire and Rescue
Control Services in England
Here is a
link to the web page You can view the County Council's response here. You can read the Thames Valley combined response here. |
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| 25/11/2010 | 11/04/2011 |
ONS Consultation: Measuring Well Being Here is a link to the web page |
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| 20/01/2011 | 14/04/2011 |
DfE Call for Evidence: National Curriculum Review Here is a link to the web page |
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| 01/02/2011 | 15/04/2011 |
DWP: Local support to replace community care grants and crisis loans Here is a link to the web page |
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| 27/01/2011 | 20/04/2011 |
BIS Consultation: Resolving workplace disputes Here is a link to the web page |
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| 27/01/2011 | 21/04/2011 |
DEFRA Consultation: Consultation: Future of the public forest estate Here is a link to the web page |
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| 08/03/2011 | 25/04/2011 |
CLG Consultation: Review of local government legal duties Here is a link to the web page |
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| 10/03/2011 | 30/04/2011 |
DfE Consultation: Schools Financial Value Standard Consultation Here is a link to the web page |
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| 04/02/2011 | 03/05/2011 |
CLG Consultation: Proposals to introduce a Community Right to Challenge Here is a link to the web page |
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| 04/02/2011 | 03/05/2011 |
CLG Consultation: Proposals to introduce a Community Right to Buy - Community Assets Here is a link to the web page |
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| 07/02/2011 | 03/05/2011 |
Home Office Consultation: More effective responses to anti-social behaviour Here is a link to the web page |
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| 07/02/2011 | 06/05/2011 |
LBRO: A New Approach to Refreshing the National Enforcement Priorities for Local Authority Regulatory Services Here is a link to the web page |
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| 31/01/2011 | 06/05/2011 |
HSE Consultation: Proposed Amendment to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 Here is a link to the web page |
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| 01/03/2011 | 06/05/2011 |
Cabinet Office Consultation: Keeping the Country Running: Natural Hazards and Infrastructure Here is a link to the web page |
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| 01/02/2011 | 11/05/2011 |
Cabinet Office Consultation: Access to elected office for people with disabilities Here is a link to the web page |
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| 01/03/2011 | 25/05/2011 |
Cabinet Office consultation: Consultation on age-related discrimination in public services Here is a link to the web page |
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| 29/03/2011 | 30/06/2011 |
DfE Consultation: SEN and Disability Here is a link to the web page |
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| 29/03/2011 | 29/07/2011 |
DfT Consultation: High Speed Rail: Investing in Britain's Future Here is a link to the web page |
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| 09/11/2010 | TBC |
CLG Select Committee: Investigate Government decision to Abolish the Audit Commission Here is a link to the web page |
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