Mr Beasley spoke only in generalities on the critical question of what suitably adapted properties were available to Croydon and, in so far as his evidence suggested that designation of such properties for allocation under the Part 6 scheme was equivalent to designating them for use to meet Croydon’s obligations under Part 7, that reflected a legal error in Croydon’s approach to the use of its resources. [read post]

OECD Evaluation of EU Regulatory Policies January 20, 2020 | Christiane Arndt-Bascle, Paul Davidson, Benjamin Gerloff, and Rebecca Schultz, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has assessed all European Union countries’ use of stakeholder engagement, regulatory impact assessment, and ex post evaluation to improve the quality of laws and regulations, drawing on its composite indicators of regulatory policy and… [read post]