Public debate and consultation
This part of the website is dedicated to promoting the public debate on local government, and includes links to submissions received by Sir Michael Lyons
Submissions received
List submissions received by the Lyons Inquiry during 2004 and 2005
List responses to
"Lyons Inquiry into Local Government: Interim Report and Consultation Paper" (published December 2005)
List responses to
"National prosperity, local choice and civic engagement: a new partnership between central and local government for the 21st century" (published May 2006)
List responses to the
"Lyons Inquiry Discussion Document" on Barker, Eddington and Leitch (published December 2006)
Letters to stakeholders
Index of letters sent to stakeholders by the Lyons Inquiry
Place-shaping: a shared ambition for the future of local government
Lyons Inquiry letters to stakeholders
From time to time Sir Michael Lyons has written to stakeholders - including everyone who has submitted written evidence to the Inquiry - to keep them informed of developments with the Inquiry. Templates of these letters can be viewed via the links below.
- 21 Mar 07 - newsletter to stakeholders (Adobe Acrobat file xkb)
- 6 Dec 06 - newsletter to stakeholders (Adobe Acrobat file 134kb)
- 1 Aug 06 - newsletter to stakeholders (Adobe Acrobat file 191kb)
- 8 May 06 - announcing the publication of National prosperity, local choice and civic engagement: a new partnership between central and local government for the 21st century (Adobe Acrobat file 88kb)
- 15 Dec 05 - announcing the publication of the Interim Report and Consultation document (Adobe Acrobat file 93kb)
- 20 Sept 05 - announcing the extensions of the Inquiry's remit (Adobe Acrobat file 138kb)
Contact details
The Lyons Inquiry has now closed. Please direct your queries to Communities and Local Government or HM Treasury.
Communities and Local Government general enquiries helpline: 020 7944 4400
HM Treasury Correspondence and Enquiry Unit: 020 7270 4558
Further contact details are available on their respective websites
Quick links
Lyons Inquiry archive
The Lyons Inquiry website has been selected for preservation by the The National Archives. Versions of this website, including publications, published documents and selected submissions, can be accessed from
The UK Web Archiving Consortium website.
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