The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner MP, announced in her speech on 24th October at the LGA conference that the government will consult on:

• Changes to the standards regime include removing the requirement for councillors' home addresses to be published and introducing sanctions.

• Allowing councils to use virtual attendance at council meetings. A consultation paper has been published with a closing date of 19 December.
  
  All town and parish councils are encouraged, county associations, individual councillors and officers to participate in this important consultation.   Our responses are vital in demonstrating the strong support for this flexibility, building on the momentum from the previous call for evidence.