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LNB NEWS: Law Commission to review compulsory purchase laws

07 February 2023
Categories: Legal News , Property , Housing , Local government , Compensation
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The Law Commission has announced it will review legislation governing compulsory purchase, to ensure the law is suitable for present day infrastructure needs.

Lexis®Library update: The review was requested by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and will examine the technical laws concerning the procedures for acquisition of land through compulsory purchase orders and the system for assessing compensation awarded to parties in relation to compulsory purchase acquisitions.

The Law Commission has said it aims to consider how outdated compulsory purchase law can be modernised and made more accessible.

Preliminary research for the review will begin in early 2023, and there will be pre-consultation engagement with stakeholders and a review of the 2003 and 2004 Law Commission reports on compulsory purchase, in addition to analysis of the existing legislation.

Source: Compulsory purchase review to ensure laws are fit for future development projects

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 6 February 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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