Question follow-through · 37218
Byelaws
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on whether byelaws can be applied to regulate inside (a) the curtilage of private property, (b) a dwelling and (c) a
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on whether byelaws can be applied to regulate inside (a) the curtilage of private property, (b) a dwelling and (c) a
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Mar 2025
Answer published
MHCLG and other government departments publish guidance for local authorities on the process they should follow when making byelaws and also publish model byelaw sets which councils can adopt. Local authorities are required to seek legal advice on their p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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