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<p>Issues that could be ‘statutory nuisances’ are local issues best dealt with at
a local level. The Government believes that current legislation provides local authorities
with the necessary powers to deal with statutory nuisances and does not consider it
appropriate to provide ‘best practice’ guidance to local authorities. Local authorities
need to be able to take account of local circumstances when determining how best to
apply the powers available to them.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed guidance was withdrawn
under the 2010-2015 government’s Smarter Guidance review and replaced with user-friendly
general guidance setting out the duties of local authorities under the statutory nuisance
regime. The Smarter Guidance review was part of the Red Tape Challenge and was launched
in response to a detailed review that found a lack of clarity between legal obligation
and an accumulation of ‘best practice’ guidance which, in many cases, could be better
provided by other bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The Smarter Guidance review therefore consulted
on proposals to simplify guidance to focus on legal obligations. This consultation
process sought views on user needs, including those of environmental health officers
(EHOs). EHOs therefore had an opportunity to express any views about the impact of
the guidance changes on their ability to perform their role before a final decision
was taken on whether or not to revise or archive specific documents.</p><p> </p><p>
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