Guidance and regulation

How local authorities must deal with fly-tipping and the penalties they can charge.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 28 March 2024

Sets out the conditions that may be attached to street works permit schemes by highway authorities.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 March 2023

This document sets out the minimum data that local authorities should be publishing, the frequency it should be published and how it should be published.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 27 February 2015

Best practice guidance to help local licensing authorities to carry out their taxi and private hire vehicle licensing functions.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 17 November 2023

The principles of double taxation relief and lists of all countries with which the UK has a double taxation agreement.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 27 February 2024

Key information table for local authorities on the final local government finance settlement 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 11 April 2024

The conditions under which the VOA will delete the band on a property, removing the requirement to pay Council Tax.

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Updated: 11 May 2021

Guidance for local authorities in England on administering and enforcing the Blue Badge disabled parking scheme.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 16 May 2022

Regulations which prescribe the design and conditions of use of traffic signs on or near roads in England, Scotland and Wales.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 4 May 2016

How councils should deal with litter, refuse and dog mess, and the penalties they can give.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 3 July 2018

Manual for streets explains how to design, construct, adopt and maintain new and existing residential streets.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 29 March 2007

A guide explaining how the planning system in England works.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 5 January 2015

In England and Wales your local property tax will be either Council Tax or business rates (sometimes referred to as non-domestic rates).

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Updated: 20 December 2023

Information table setting out core spending power made available through the final local government finance settlement 2024 to 2025.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Updated: 5 February 2024

Using a disability parking card in the EU and EEA.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 August 2023

The Valuation Office Agency's (VOA) technical manual for the rating of business (non-domestic) property.

• From: Valuation Office Agency
• Updated: 5 April 2022

Local transport note (LTN) on the design, effectiveness and installation of traffic calming measures.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 15 March 2007

Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) of the multi-agency response to serious youth violence in a local authority area in England.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 22 September 2023

Guidance for councils on making, amending and revoking byelaws.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 23 October 2016

Explaining the background to devolution and how the legislatures and administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland work.

• From: Cabinet Office and 4 others
• Updated: 8 May 2019