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New conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, statutory instruments and open consultations across England, Wales and Scotland — from eight official sources, mechanical and uneditorialised. Nobody else alerts on this.
This week: 32 listings · 0 conservation areas · 0 SIs · 1 consultation closing
Consultation closing soonScottish building safety levy - technical consultation — closing soon
Closes 2026-10-09
ConsultationsConsultation closing soon Proposed changes to SSSC registration requirements — closing soon
Closes 2026-09-24
ConsultationsConsultation openedReview of the Scottish Pubs Code and Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator
A tied pub is owned by a pub-owning business and leased to a tenant. Tenants must buy some or all of their products and services ("the tie") from the pub-owning business (their landlord) or someone nominated by the pub-owning business. Ties can include, for example, beer and products and services ar
ConsultationsConsultation openedPrice controls on essential food items: draft legislative provisions
This consultation seeks your views on the proposed introduction of legal price caps on essential food items. This would include a cap on the price of certain goods sold by large supermarkets chains in their stores or online. We are seeking your views on this proposal, and also on the design of any s
ConsultationsConsultation openedRestricting mobile phones in Scotland's schools
In 2024, the Scottish Government published guidance to support schools to manage the use of mobile phones in schools. This was  updated in June 2026 , to further encourage education authorities and school leaders to limit the personal use of mobile phones in their schools. This could include a
ConsultationsConsultation openedConditional caution powers to local authorities for fly-tipping offences
Summary  We are proposing to give local authorities powers to issue conditional cautions, to help them tackle fly-tipping. Consultation description  We want to know what you think of introducing powers for local authorities to issue conditional cautions to fly-tipping offenders. These
ConsultationsConsultation openedUpdates to the Code of Practice for the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
Background The Scottish Government is consulting on proposed updates to parts of volume 1 of the Code of Practice made under section 274 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (“the Act”), focusing specifically on the use of restraint and seclusion. This consultati
ConsultationsConsultation openedScottish building safety levy - technical consultation
This consultation seeks views on approaches for the floorspace methodology for the Scottish Building Safety Levy (referred to as 'The Levy' in this consultation), options for refining the tax base through further exemptions or reliefs, and payment flexibilities for certain development types. This wi
ConsultationsConsultation openedEnding student tenancies in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)
This consultation seeks views on the specific circumstances under which student tenants will be able to end a student residential tenancy – purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), the evidence required to support a request to end a tenancy and the process which should be followed. The Hous
ConsultationsConsultation openedBuilding Regulations: The Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard: Stage 2
Scottish building regulations set minimum standards applicable to new buildings and to new work to existing buildings. In December 2022, Ministers committed to give effect to Alex Rowley MSP's Proposed Domestic Building Environmental Standards (Scotland) Bill to deliver ‘a Scottish equiva
ConsultationsConsultation openedFive proposed joint UK Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) for Pelagic Stocks
We are seeking your views on five proposed Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) for pelagic fish stocks. FMPs are published under the Fisheries Act 2020 and set out how fisheries will be managed to ensure stocks are fished sustainably now and in the future. The UK fisheries authorities (Department for
ConsultationsConsultation openedLegal aid reform
Why Reform? The Scottish Government is consulting on a new Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill to modernise the legal aid system and create a simpler, more sustainable and user-focused framework for publicly funded legal assistance. While Scotland's legal aid system remains broad in scope and demand-led, conc
ConsultationsConsultation openedRegistration services: Fees review
National Records of Scotland (NRS) want to hear your views about our proposed changes to the Registration Services (Fees, etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2006.  Our propsols are intended to ensure that registration service fees better reflect the costs of delivering these public services and remai
ConsultationsConsultation opened Proposed changes to SSSC registration requirements
Social services is one of Scotland’s largest sectors, employing approximately 210,000 individuals across social work, social care and children and young people’s services – making up roughly 8% of Scotland’s employed population. Those working in social services are often supp
ConsultationsSources & attribution
- MHCLG / planning.data.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Historic England. Historic England open data terms (attribution required).
- The National Archives / legislation.gov.uk. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © Crown copyright and database right 2026 Welsh Government (Llywodraeth Cymru). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
- Scottish Government / Defra. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- HM Government / GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © The Improvement Service and Scottish local authorities. Published under a UK Open Government Licence (OGL) v3.0.
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