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Professor Reid described defining wellbeing as “inherently difficult” and questioned whether it might best be covered in the new human rights framework.
(From 2023, the annual audit in all councils will continue to report on the progress made by councils in fulfilling their duty of Best Value. IJBs also have such a duty of Best Value; we will also report from 2023 on the progress made by every IJB in this regard.)
This approach might address concerns at Stage 1 that councils are not best placed to be gatekeepers of the Valuation Roll, even in the relatively narrow circumstances envisaged under section 5.
We, however, urge the Government to ensure that the fuel poverty strategy will provide clear, helpful and practical guidance to local authorities on how best to distribute their resources to avoid local disparities.
As the notification indicated, if there is no deal the necessary reciprocity through EU provisions cannot be achieved and relying on reciprocal international conventions is the best alternative, given the circumstances.