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Upskilling Module 1: Securing the Powers

Equipping professionals with essential knowledge and skills in the compulsory purchase sector.

CPT Events have created a series of 10 training modules, comprising lectures and group discussions, which, when combined, form a route to competency in compulsory purchase law and practice for practitioners and professional advisors. This is module 1 of the programme.

Module Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes

Recorded: 21/10/2024

Areas covered

  • Introduction to the powers
  • Why do we have compulsory powers?
  • Other uses of statutory powers
  • What are the alternatives to compulsory purchase powers?
  • A bit of history
  • The powers to acquire – what statues are we working with?
  • What are the statutes that govern the procedures in using the powers?
  • What are the statutes that determine the levels of compensation?
  • The pros and cons on which powers to use - Who has the powers?
  • Purchase by agreement, in the shadow of a CPO
  • Where do Private Acts of Parliament fit in?
  • Public General Act of Parliament & Provisional Order
  • Public General Act of Parliament & CPO
  • An overview of Transport & Works Act 1992, & Works Orders
  • An overview of the land assembly powers vested in the Planning Act 2008
  • Other uses of statutory powers, Electronic Communications (Communications Act 2003), Water (Water Act 1991), Gas (Gas Act 1989), Electricity (Planning Act 2008, Electricity Act 1989)

The panel session:

  • Are CPO powers appropriate and necessary in the 21st century?
  • Using the right power for the right scheme
  • Case studies (a pictorial and verbal commentary of typical schemes)
  • What additional features do CPO provide?
  • Whose heard of the minerals code? What is it? Why you should be aware of it?
  • Are there Local Planning Authorities reluctant to use CPO powers, and if so - why?

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