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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Local Government (Best Value) Performance Indicators and Standards (England) Order 2005 (the 2005 Order) sets performance indicators and standards for best value authorities in England excluding police authorities.

This Order amends articles 11 and 12, 16(4), 17(3) and 18(3) of the 2005 Order and replaces Schedules 9 and 10 to that Order.

Article 3 amends article 11 of the 2005 Order and inserts a replacement Schedule 9. The effect of the amendments is to specify performance standards for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2007 for best value waste authorities (apart from those specified in Schedule 10) in relation to their waste functions. Article 3 also amends article 12 of the 2005 Order and inserts a replacement Schedule 10.The effect of the amendments is to specify performance standards for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2007 for the named waste authorities in relation to their waste functions.

Article 4 amends the list of authorities subject to performance standards for major planning applications set out in article 16(4) of the 2005 Order.

Article 5 amends the list of authorities subject to performance standards for minor planning applications set out in article 17(3) of the 2005 Order.

Article 6 amends the list of authorities subject to performance standards for other planning applications set out in article 18(3) of the 2005 Order.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument with respect to provisions in this Order concerned with performance standards for planning applications as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

A full regulatory impact assessment has been prepared with respect to the provisions in this Order concerned with recycling and composting performance standards. This can be found on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ website at www.defra.gov.uk.