New drive to free councils up to respond more quickly to community concerns

Communities Secretary John Denham is putting councils in the driving seat when it comes to dealing with issues that local residents clearly say they want tackled.

Mr Denham is to change the rules that require councils to get Whitehall permission if they want to create local byelaws or revoke ones not needed. Instead, the red tape would be cut away and councils would face local scrutiny and the need to get agreement from residents as a way to give them greater say on tackling localised problems.

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