Consultations
LC: In a consultation the Law Commission is asking for views on the current law on rights to light, including their creation, enforcement and extinguishment. The aim of the Law Commission’s project is to examine the balance in the current law between the rights of landowners and the public interest in accommodating appropriate development, and the efficient use of land. Consultation closes on 16 May 2013.
DWP: Ministers have recently announced the publication of the Universal Credit Local Support Services Framework, the result of careful & intensive working between the DWP and colleagues in the Local Government Association, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and Welsh Local Government Associations with input from Local Authority representatives.
The framework will be put in place for the introduction of Universal Credit in 2013, to help claimants who may require extra support to access Universal Credit. Comments should be sent in by 15 March 2013.
Ofcom: Ofcom has invited views on proposals regarding the ITV, STV, UTV and Channel 5 television broadcast licences. Ofcom is now working towards issuing new 10-year licences ahead of the expiration of the current licences at the end of 2014.
Ahead of the next re-licensing period, Ofcom has published 3 separate consultations, which all close on 2 May 2013:
* the programming obligations in the licences
* the proposed creation of a separate Wales licence from the Wales & West licence currently held by ITV
* the methodology by which Ofcom will determine the financial terms on which the licences will be renewed
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