Act of Parliament Introduced 4 Dec 2008 Department for Communities and Local Government ↗ Parliament

Local Democracy

To make provision for the purposes of promoting public involvement in relation to local authorities and other public authorities; to make provision about bodies representing the interests of tenants; to make provision about the procedures of local authorities and the audit of entities connected with them; to establish the Boundary Committee for England and to make provision relating to local government boundary and electoral change; to make provision about local and regional development; to amend the law relating to construction contracts; and for connected purposes.

Legislative progress

Lords 4 Dec 2008
1st reading
Lords 17 Dec 2008
2nd reading
Lords 19 Jan 2009
Committee stage
Lords 17 Mar 2009
Report stage
Lords 29 Apr 2009
3rd reading
Commons 30 Apr 2009
1st reading
Commons 1 Jun 2009
2nd reading
Commons 1 Jun 2009
Programme motion
Commons 1 Jun 2009
Money resolution
Commons 9 Jun 2009
Committee stage
Commons 13 Oct 2009
Report stage
Commons 13 Oct 2009
3rd reading
Lords 9 Nov 2009
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Commons 12 Nov 2009
Consideration of Lords amendments
Unassigned 12 Nov 2009
Royal Assent

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