Liveaboard boater to stand for election
Liveaboard boater Frank Kelly will be standing for election to one of the four boater representative places on the Canal and River Trust Council. Here is his statement which will be on the voting form:...
View ArticleBW Charity Transfer Delayed
It looks like the transfer of BW to charity status will be held up due to the time the Parliamentary procedure is expected to take. According to an article by Allan Richards in Narrowboatworld, the...
View ArticleBW transfer order laid before Parliament
On 29 February the Government laid before Parliament the draft order under the Public Bodies Act 2011 to transfer the functions of British Waterways to the Canal and River Trust. A Freedom of...
View ArticleWrite to your MP now about BW Transfer Order!
The draft Order to transfer British Waterways to the Canal and River Trust has been published and is currently being scrutinised by two Parliamentary Committees. It will also be debated in both the...
View ArticleLords cross-examine BW directors
Five liveaboard boaters attended the House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee on 24 April, to observe Robin Evans, the BW Chief Executive; Nigel Johnson, BW’s Legal Director, and...
View ArticleCanal and River Trust registered but still time to lobby MPs about BW...
On 27th March, the House of Lords Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee decided to trigger the “super affirmative” procedure for the BW Transfer Order. This means that the time for consideration by...
View ArticleParliamentary Committee recommends CRT must consult boat dwellers
The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has recommended “that the Canal and River Trust demonstrates that it has taken into consideration the specific needs of all stakeholders, including...
View ArticleHouse of Lords to debate BW transfer on 25th June
The House of Lords will debate the Draft British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 in the Grand Committee on Monday 25th June. Please write to as many Lords as you can before Monday...
View ArticleMPs to consider BW Transfer Order on 26th June
The House of Commons First Delegated Legislation Committee will consider the Draft British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 on Tuesday 26th June. Please write to your MP now asking...
View ArticleBW transfer becomes law with concession to itinerant boat dwellers
Both Houses of Parliament passed the BW Transfer Order on 27th June following debates on 25th and 26th June. In the debate in the Commons First Delegated Legislation Committee, Waterways Minister...
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