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Communities and Local Government is the sponsoring department for the three statutory UDCs: London Thames Gateway Development Corporations, Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation and West Northamptonshire Development Corporation. The UDCs were established in 2004 ultimately to secure regeneration in their areas and the delivery of housing growth proposed in the Sustainable Communities plan.

The principal purpose of this Consultation is to determine whether the UDCs continue to be needed, if so what aspects of their operation could be improved, and if not what alternative arrangements should be put in place.

The Consultation invites stakeholder views on:

• whether the UDCs have fulfilled the rationale for their establishment, and how well they have performed since they were established
• whether changes locally or regionally affect the continuing need for a UDC, or the extent of its powers
• the impact of the changing national context, particularly the establishment of the Homes and Community Agency;
• efficiency, in the light of the Government's Operational Efficiency Programme.

This consultation started on 23rd June 2009 and ended on 18th September 2009.

Here are the documents we were able to locate that relate to this consultation: