Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 44230

Local Government: Elections

Tabled: 4 April 2025
Answered: 14 April 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative — Thirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has issued guidance to local authorities on making (a) licensing, (b) planning and (c) gambling decisions during local election periods.

Answer

Jim McMahon
Local authorities are required to consider the Recommended Code of Practice for Local Authority Publicity (‘the Code’) in coming to any decision on any communication, in whatever form, addressed to the public or a section of the public. A Code principle i...
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