The Communities and Local Government Department has published guidance, which outlines the new procedures for the validation of planning applications by local planning authorities; provides guidance on the scope of material that should be supplied with planning applications; and outlines the benefits of 'validation checklists' in helping local planning authorities to achieve good performance and providng local planning authorities and applicants with greater certainity as to the nature and extent of information required in order to validate applications. This document replaces Best Practice Guidance on the Validation of Planning Applications (March 2005) and the draft guidance published in August 2007.

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This document provides best practice guidance for commissioners and providers on how the roll-out of free choice in elective care in 2007/8 will operate.

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