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What does Infrastructure mean? In legal practice, infrastructure describes assets and networks that provide essential or public services and the projects to procure, finance, construct, operate and maintain them. It is a descriptive term rather than a single defined legal concept; sectoral statutes and planning regimes define specific categories for particular purposes (for example, nationally significant infrastructure projects under the Planning Act 2008 in England and Wales; national or major developments in Scotland; regionally significant development in Northern Ireland; and strategic infrastructure development under Ireland’s Planning and Development Acts). Sectors commonly include transport (roads, railways, ports and airports), social infrastructure (schools, hospitals and justice estates),...

United Kingdom National Infrastructure Commission and NICW: roles, governance, assessments, government response duties, planning recommendations, and 2024 replacement by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (archived)

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Role of the National Infrastructure Commission

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) was established on an interim basis on 5 October 2015 to consider the UK’s future requirements for nationally significant infrastructure, to help keep the UK competitive within the G20, and to give Investors greater certainty by adopting a long‑term approach to major Investment choices facing the country. See News Analysis: Trains, planes and automobiles—the birth of the National Infrastructure Commission.

The NIC is now a permanent institution that offers government independent, expert advice on major long‑term infrastructure challenges. In October 2021, the government issued a Charter for the NIC—updating the original 2016 version—alongside an updated NIC Framework (see: —Status and operation of the NIC below) and a remit letter. The Charter sets out that the NIC’s aims are to:

support sustainable economic growth across all regions of the UK
improve competitiveness
enhance quality of life
support climate resilience and the transition to net zero carbon emissions by 2050

It achieves these aims by assessing national infrastructure needs...

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