questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 99 of the English Devolution White Paper, CP 1218, published on 16 December 2024, whether councils would be allowed to outsource the enforcement of council byelaw breaches to private companies.
answerText: The government will work with councils to determine how byelaws should be made and enforced as set out in the English Devolution White Paper.
heading: Local Government: Devolution