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Consultation: The Right to Control Regulations

Background

On 25 February 2010, the government announced the eight local authority areas that will test the Right to Control. They are:

• Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Sheffield City Council
• Essex County Council
• Greater Manchester , this includes Manchester City Council, Oldham Council, Bury Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and Trafford Council
• Leicester City Council
• London Borough of Barnet
• London Borough of Newham
• Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
• Surrey County Council (Epsom and Ewell Borough Council and Reigate and Banstead Borough Council).

The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) has also launched a consultation on the regulations which govern the Right to Control Trailblazers. ODI would like to hear from:

• disabled people and their organisations, particularly those working in Trailblazer areas
• voluntary organisations
• service providers and their representative bodies

Closing date for responses

The closing date for responses is 19 May 2010.

How to Respond

You can find out more information about responding to this consultation from the ODI website.

More information

• odi website

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