Complaining to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
How to take complaints about services provided by local authorities to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
The purpose of this Bill is to make the payment of rate relief for small businesses in England automatic. Currently, businesses have to apply to their billing authority once within each revaluation period (five years) to receive the relief during this period.
Small Business Rate Relief (Automatic Payment) Bill (Bill 13 of 2008-09) (159KB PDF)
The purpose of this Bill is to make the payment of rate relief for small businesses in England automatic. Currently, businesses have to apply to their billing authority once within each revaluation period (five years) to receive the relief during this period.
Small Business Rate Relief (Automatic Payment) Bill (Bill 13 of 2008-09) (159KB PDF)
How to take complaints about services provided by local authorities to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.
The water industry in England and Wales is in private ownership. However, following examples of poor environmental performance and high levels of accrued debt, many campaigners have called for the industry to be brought back into public ownership. This briefing presents different perspectives and debate on ownership of the water sector.