Ukraine crisis
This page features Commons Library publications relevant to the current crisis in Ukraine.

This note covers issues arising from allotment gardens, including what happens when developers want to build on the site
Allotments (202 KB , PDF)
• This note describes the law on allotments, including some issues that frequently arise. The National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Ltd has a very useful website and is the main centre of allotment expertise.
• The law on allotments appears in several Acts of Parliament, some more than a century old.
• The Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 imposed a duty on councils – which remains in force – to provide allotments if six or more people say that they want them. However, there is no time limit and many people would have to wait decades to obtain an allotment.
• Building on statutory allotment land is only allowed when the allotment holders are offered alternative sites.
• Despite these controls, many people have asked for the provision of more allotments to satisfy demand.
• The Government argues that the neighbourhood planning regime, for which the Localism Act makes provision, could lead to many new allotments.
Allotments (202 KB , PDF)
This page features Commons Library publications relevant to the current crisis in Ukraine.
This Briefing looks at plans to introduce an independent regulator for English football.
Net Zero commitments, rising energy prices and calls for increased energy independence raise questions over where Britain’s future energy supply will come from.