By Gazette newsdesk2021-05-11T11:50:00+01:00
Legislation to 'restore the balance of power between the executive, legislature and the courts' was announced in the Queen's speech today - ahead of the outcome of the government's consultation and the independent review into the working of the Human Rights Act. A Judicial Review Bill is among 31 pieces of legislation to be presented by the government in the new parliamentary session.
As widely trailed, the programme includes a new planning bill. In what is expected to be the biggest shake-up of the planning system in decades local authorities would be forced to set new zones for housing. Meanwhile a Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill would end the practice of ground rents for new leasehold properties.