Briefings and responses

This briefing sets out the amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill that the LGA will be supporting at report stage in the House of Lords.

The following questions have been answered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. They are not an exhaustive list. We will continue to add new questions and answers as and when they arise, and to work with MHCLG to provide answers as appropriate.

This briefing includes LGA views and identifies areas of concern to our members ahead of Committee Stage in the House of Lords.

This briefing includes LGA views and identifies areas of concern to our members ahead of the second reading of the Bill in the House of Lords on 8 December 2025.

This briefing provides the LGA view on relevant amendments tabled ahead of the Commons Report Stage.

This briefing includes LGA views and key messages ahead of the second reading of the Bill in the House of Commons on 2 September 2025. 

A factual summary of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

A factual summary of the English Devolution White Paper, published today (16 December 2024) by the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner MP

Councils are broadly supportive of the guiding principles of the planning reforms in the Bill. However, we remain deeply concerned that the proposed Infrastructure Levy (IL) will deliver fewer affordable homes and expose councils to excessive levels of financial risk. We have urged Government to scrap the Infrastructure Levy, and instead work with us and sector partners to improve the current system of developer contributions.