This is entry No.11, first published on 13 December, of a blog on Public Bodies Reform.

As well reported in today's newspapers, the Public Administration Committee in the Commons, chaired by Bernard Jenkin, has published a report today on the reform of public bodies (Smaller Government - Shrinking the Quango State.

David Cameron issued a rallying cry today in relation to the Coalition's agenda for public sector reform, in a major speech given at the RSA

In a report issued today (see here), the Human Rights Committee, which is a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament chaired by Dr Hywel Francis MP (Aberavon), issued its own critical report on the bill.

Defra today issued its consultation (see here) with responses due by 21 April. As part of the consultation process, the Forestry Commission (England) will host a number of local stakeholder workshops as well as one national stakeholder event.

After a rather lengthy sojourn whilst the Lords has kept busy with the voting reform legislation (and the last entry on this blog appeared as long ago as 28 January) the Public Bodies Bill is now due to re-commence its Committee proceedings in the Lords on Monday 28 February.

The curtain comes up on Day 1 of the Committee proceedings in the Lords tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday 23 November) and no less than 181 amendments and new clauses have now been tabled for debate

Today's entry reports on attempts to hold a referendum on a nationally significant infrastructure project.

Just a few days ahead of Croatia’s accession to the EU, there seems to be little fanfare about the enlargement of the Union and relatively little media coverage informing us about our new European partner.

There seems to be no let up in the trend towards ever tighter immigration controls.

Litigants and their advisors now ignore procedural rules and directions at their peril. That is the clear message coming from the courts.

A recent High Court decision appears to have extended the duty of care which a valuer engaged by a lender owes to a buy-to-let investor.

A recent High Court decision appears to have extended the duty of care which a valuer engaged by a lender owes to a buy-to-let investor.

An article in The Guardian this month suggests that one in four London properties are at risk of flooding.

The National Audit Office, the body that scrutinises government spending on behalf of Parliament, has recently been focusing its severe gaze on the Department for Transport's work to-date for High Speed 2.

The Government has this week taken its first step towards criminalising squatting in commercial premises.

A recent High Court decision appears to have extended the duty of care which a valuer engaged by a lender owes to a buy-to-let investor.

It is estimated that around £2.7 billion of client money is held by property agents, including rental payments held temporarily and monies held on a longer term basis for repairs and maintenance.

The case first came to the attention of Islington Council when tenants of Green Live Limited in Holloway Road, North London, contacted the (Housing) Preventions and Options Team...

Today's entry reports on the growing practice of asking for further information before the start of the examination into a Planning Act application.