Queen’s Speech 2012
The Queen has delivered her speech to the House of Lords setting out the Coalition Government’s programme for the next Parliamentary year. The speech centred on measures to focus on “economic growth, justice and constitutional reform.”
The Cabinet Office has released some very useful briefing notes.
Bills Relevant to Local Government
Children and Families Bill
Reform to SEN support
Reforming the family justice system
Flexible parental leave
Stopping local authorities delaying adoption
Strengthening the role of the Children’s Commisisoner
Energy Bill
Introducing a system of low-carbon generation revenue support
Electoral Registration and Administration Bill
Introduction of individual electoral registration from 2012
Public Service Pensions Bill
Changes to public service pensions provision
Beginning implementation of the final proposed agreements reached with the Trade Unions on the three largest schemes
Draft Care and Support Bill
‘Modernising care and support to ensure that local authorities fit their service around the needs, outcome and experience of people’
Building on progress of personal budgets
Modernising the legal framework to support the forthcoming White Paper
Responding to the recommendations of the Law Commission
Draft Local Audit Bill
Abolishing the Audit Commission
Requiring local bodies to appoint auditors based on the advice of an independent auditor panel
Draft Water Bill
Allowing every business and public body to switch its water and sewerage supplier
Full List of Bills
Banking Reform Bill
Children and Families Bill
Crime and Courts Bill
Croatia Accession Bill
Defamation Bill
Energy Bill
Electoral Registration and Administration Bill
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill
European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Bill
Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill
House of Lords Reform Bill
Justice and Security Bill
Pensions Bill
Public Service Pensions Bill
Small Donations Bill
Draft Bills
Draft Care and Support Bill
Draft Communication Data Bill
Draft Local Audit Bill
Draft Water Bill
A full briefing will follow on Bills relevant to local government.
FURTHER NOTES
Andy Sawford has published the Local Government ‘Alternative Queen’s Speech’. This can be accessed on the LGiU blog through the following link: