UK Government Departments and Responsibilities in 2012
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The document lists the names and political parties of various secretaries of state in the UK government and the departments they are responsible for. It also discusses the administrative framework in the UK, including the roles of different levels of local government and the responsibilities of local authorities. It provides information on statutory controls in the UK planning and building control systems.
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UK Government Departments and Responsibilities in 2012
- 1. Tuesday 24 th January 2012
- 10. 4CSS594: Statutory Control Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (Conservative) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles (Conservative) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague (Conservative) Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)
- 11. ACSS511: Statutory Control Secretary of State for the Home Department Theresa May (Conservative) Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor Kenneth Clarke (Conservative) Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley (Conservative) Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt (Conservative) Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove (Conservative)
- 12. ACSS511: Statutory Control Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative) Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Caroline Spelman (Conservative) Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond (Conservative) Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening (Conservative) Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat)
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- Under the provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 the development plan system is to be radically altered by the introduction of Local Development Frameworks (LDFs) , which in turn are made up of a number of Local Development Documents (LDDs) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) . Another significant change is the introduction of Regional Spatial Strate gies (RSS) . These are produced by Regional Assemblies and will replace Structure Plan s as the strategic planning document. In effect, this has introduced a third tier into the planning system, namely a regional tier. This is administered through regional assemblies: