It sets out:
- the structural reforms that the SNR proposes
- the progress that has been made since the SNR's publication, including recent reforms
- the next steps, including consultation early in 2008 on the new regional strategies, the proposed new economic assessment duty on local authorities and a range of related issues.
The paper also contains an Implementation Plan for key SNR proposals.
A full copy of the document is available on the Communities and Local Government website.
Further information about the SNR is also available.
