Christmas/New Year - The West Midlands Panel Secretariat's office will be closed for the Christmas period from 12 noon on Friday 22nd December until 10am on 2nd January 2007. Please note, that as from the 8th January to the 18th January the Secretariat will be based at the Bethel Convention Centre for the Examination in Public. Our telephone number at Bethel during the EiP will be 07804 687402.

13 December 2006

Statements from participants now added.

1 December 2006

List of respondents and the chapter/policy they have made representations on added to Representations page.

A Panel Briefing Note from the West Midlands Regional Assembly is now available in the Document Centre.

Please be aware that "PPS3: Housing" has been published and can be viewed on the DCLG website: www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1504591 Participants who wish to say anything more/different in the light of PPS3 should do so in their statements, which must still meet the deadline of 12 noon on 8 December 2006.

7 November 2006

A minor revision to the Guidance Notes at 5.8 has been made. Revised version can be viewed in the Document Centre .

The Final List of Matters and Participants is now available in the Document Centre.

The Library Catalogue has been updated and is now available in the Document Centre.

24 October 2006

Notes of Preliminary meeting held on 17 October 2006. Go to Meetings and Minutes to view.

5 October 2006

Updated Guidance Notes and Preliminary List of Matters and Participants published. Go to Document Centre to view.

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