Live consultations
Local Consultations and Surveys
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| Tameside Youth Engagement Week Survey | Tameside Council |
Tameside Council and other services are working together to make a new plan for young people in Tameside. This will be called Tameside's Youth Strategy and will explain how we are going to support you with things like your mental health and wellbeing, feeling safe, your friendships and relationships, education, training and jobs, activities and things to do in your free time. To do this, we want to hear what matters most to you and about your experiences growing up in Tameside. Your feedback will help shape future support and services for children and young people. |
12 October 2026 | 16 November 2026 |
| Tameside Environment and Climate Change Strategy Survey | Tameside Council |
Tameside Council is committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions across the borough by 2038, aligned with its Climate Emergency declaration. Our new Environment and Climate Change Strategy presents Tameside Council’s approach tackling climate change and its impact through mitigation, adaptation and the natural environment. Your feedback will help us to ensure our objectives for tackling climate change are ambitious and achievable, and help to create a healthier, safer and more resilient Tameside for current and future generations. |
12/10/2026 | 04/01/2027 |
| Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2027/28 | Tameside Council | We are consulting on a package of changes to its scheme for working-age households from 1 April 2027. The proposal includes the option to increase maximum support from 75% to 80% of a Band A charge, together with other wider improvements. | 7/09/26 | 29/11/2026 |
Regional Consultations and Surveys
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| Fire Fit Stakeholder Survey | GMFRS Research and Evaluation Team | We are seeking your feedback on the GMFRS Fire Fit Programme to help us understand what is working well and where improvements can be made. | 12/10/2026 | 31/12/2028 |
| A Vision for Greater Manchester: VCSE Sector Manifesto Drafting Consultation | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | The Greater Manchester VCSE Leadership Group are drafting a Greater Manchester VCSE Sector Manifesto to raise a collective voice to use as a tool to engage with leaders and campaign together. An event on 27th February with some of the sector was held to discuss what should be included in this manifesto. The GM VCSE Leadership Group, have already done some work to get together some initial ideas. To complete the consultation, please click here. |
National Consultations and Surveys
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Extending Awaab's Law to private rented tenancies and to licences |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
We are seeking views on proposals to apply Awaab's Law to private rented tenancies and to accommodation occupied under licence. |
9/10/2026 |
18/12/2026 |
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Attorney General's Office, Home Office, Serious Fraud Office, Kate Dearden MP and The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP |
We are seeking views on the whistleblowing framework and a proposed Serious Fraud Office financial incentives scheme for individuals who report economic crimes. |
12/10/2026 |
08/01/2027 |
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Consultation on the extension of the Charity Commission’s powers to tackle extremism |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
The government is seeking views on plans to strengthen the Charity Commission for England and Wales’s powers to tackle extremism and other abuse in the charity sector. |
14/10/2026 |
23/12/2026 |
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Supported housing licensing regime: consultation on draft regulations |
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
We are seeking views on the draft supported housing licensing regime regulations. |
15/10/2026 |
10/12/2026 |
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Proposed decision: SMS investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem |
Competition and Markets Authority |
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) invites comments on its proposed decision to designate Microsoft as having strategic market status (SMS) in respect of its business software ecosystem. |
16/10/2026 |
13/11/2026 |
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Expanding electric vehicle charging access for tenants and leaseholders |
Department for Transport and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
Seeks views on measures to improve access to electric vehicle (EV) charging for tenants and leaseholders in England. |
21/10/2026 |
16/12/2026 |
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Amending the building regulations: electric vehicle charging infrastructure |
Department for Transport and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
Seeks views on proposals to support the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charge points in England. |
21/10/2026 |
16/12/2026 |
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Consultation on the proposed rate per loan for the 2025 to 2026 Public Lending Right Scheme year |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
The Public Lending Right is a right for authors and other rights holders to receive payments from a central fund for the public lending of their books by libraries in the UK. |
21/10/2026 |
15/11/2026 |
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Make Work Pay: revised code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement |
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade |
We are seeking views on the revised code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement. |
22/10/2026 |
17/12/2026 |
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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs |
Seeking views on phasing out carbon dioxide stunning of pigs. |
26/10/2026 |
21/12/2026 |
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HM Land Registry, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Baroness Taylor of Stevenage OBE |
HM Land Registry is consulting on proposals to simplify Scale 2 registration fees by replacing the current fee model with a more simplified fixed fee model. |
27/10/2026 |
22/12/2026 |
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HM Treasury |
Consultation on areas of the Corporate Tax system where targeted simplification could improve certainty and support investment, growth and competitiveness. |
28/10/2026 |
21/11/2026 |
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HM Treasury |
This consultation seeks views on the implementation of a new tax relief for founders and significant early investors in high-growth, innovative UK companies. |
28/10/2026 |
30/11/2026 |
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We are seeking views on the potential future use of E-invoicing Digital Reporting and how information created through e-invoicing could be used more effectively. |
28/10/2026 |
20/01/2027 |
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Seeking views on the design and implementation of a Nicotine Approval Scheme which will place controls on high-strength nicotine supply chains to protect Vaping Products Duty revenue. |
28/10/2026 |
20/01/2027 |
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We welcome views on proposals to improve the reporting of property income data to HMRC by letting agents and tenancy deposit scheme providers to support effective tax administration and help taxpayers get their tax right. |
28/10/2026 |
20/01/2027 |
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HM Revenue & Customs |
This consultation seeks views on the implementation of changes to Machine Games Duty (MGD) liability. |
28/10/2026 |
20/01/2027 |
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Make Work Pay: employment status reform and protections for the self-employed |
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We are seeking views on proposals to reform employment status, improve compliance with employment rights and strengthen protections for the self-employed. |
29/10/2026 |
08/01/2027 |
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Seeks views on requirements to meet a consistent baseline of cyber security for public electric vehicle (EV) charge point devices in Great Britain. |
29/10/2026 |
20/12/2026 |
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We are consulting on proposed changes to the Technical Qualification (TQ) Qualification Level Conditions as part of the move to a regulated market. |
29/10/2026 |
10/12/2026 |
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Department for Education |
Consultation about the regulatory framework for the employment of children of compulsory school age in England. |
02/11/2026 |
13/12/2026 |
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Restrictions on the performance of high-risk cosmetic and wellbeing procedures in England |
Department of Health and Social Care |
This consultation is seeking views on new safeguards for high-risk cosmetic and wellbeing procedures. |
02/11/2026 |
13/12/2026 |
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Department for Work and Pensions, Financial Conduct Authority, The Pensions Regulator and Torsten Bell MP |
This consultation seeks views on initial policy proposals for the implementation of guided retirement across contract-based and trust-based pension providers. |
03/11/2026 |
21/12/2026 |
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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade |
We are seeking views on the draft National Policy Statement for Data Centres. |
03/11/2026 |
08/01/2027 |
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Exemption proposals for the environmental permitting regulations |
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We want your views on 7 proposed exemptions from environmental permitting. These are designed to support construction activities in England and the UK government's commitment to streamline environmental permitting for low-risk activities. |
04/11/2026 |
29/12/2026 |
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Department for Transport |
Seeks views on how to implement local licensing of shared cycle schemes in England. |
05/11/2026 |
31/12/2026 |
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HM Land Registry, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Baroness Taylor of Stevenage OBE |
Consultation on proposals to increase the public value of HM Land Registry data and explore potential safeguarding measures. |
27/10/2026 |
22/12/2026 |
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Amending licensing restrictions for 18- and 19-year-old bus and coach drivers |
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Seeks views on the proposals to amend licensing restrictions for 18- and 19-year-old bus and coach drivers in Great Britain. |
06/11/2026 |
18/12/2026 |
| Your Place, Your Future: a national conversation about the future of local places | Local Government Association |
Your Place, Your Future is the Local Government Association’s national conversation with residents and local communities about what they want from their councils and places by 2040. This is an online conversation, not a survey. You share an idea in answer to a few questions about your area, read what other people have said, and back the ideas you agree with. |
19/10/26 | 16/12/26 |
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We are seeking views on how the corporate reporting framework in the UK could be modernised to better meet the needs of companies, investors and the wider economy. |
07/09/2026 |
30/11/2026 |
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Updating the safety at street works and road works code of practice |
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Seeks views on proposed updates to the safety at street works and road works code of practice. |
21/09/2026 |
14/12/2026 |
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Senior Traffic Commissioner consultation on local bus service performance standards in England and Wales. |
17/09/2026 |
11/12/2026 |