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Press release

Government announces business rates and council tax relief following severe flooding

Further support now available for households and businesses affected by severe flooding.

Northampton

News story

Blueprint for 100 multi-million pound Town Deals revealed

Towns Fund prospectus paves the way for a new generation of Town Deals to regenerate town centres, boost businesses and improve infrastructure.

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Press release

Vibrant new parks set to benefit communities with government funding

Thousands of people set to benefit from new pocket parks or the revival of rundown green spaces.

housing

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McVey: Let's build a housing green revolution in the north of England

Government commits funds to create new homes using Modern Methods of Construction.

Building Safety Programme

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Building Safety Programme

The programme was established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe – and feel safe – now, and in the future.

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Grenfell Tower

Information relating to the fire at Grenfell Tower.

Latest from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

  1. Government announces business rates and council tax relief following severe flooding
    • Press release
  2. Dog breeding licence (Wales)
    • Licence
  3. Performing animals registration (Wales)
    • Licence

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What the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government does

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (formerly the Department for Communities and Local Government) job is to create great places to live and work, and to give more power to local people to shape what happens in their area.

MHCLG is a ministerial department, supported by 13 agencies and public bodies.

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Services

  1. Contact your local Electoral Registration Office
  2. Check your Council Tax band
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Fire safety: Approved Document B
    • Statutory guidance
  2. How to rent
    • Guidance
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. Government announces business rates and council tax relief following severe flooding
    • Press release
  2. Government announces further support for those affected by flooding
    • Press release
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Live tables on dwelling stock (including vacants)
    • Statistical data set
  2. Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2018 to 2019 individual local authority data - outturn
    • National statistics
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. Review of local authority financial reporting and external audit: call for views
    • Open consultation
  2. Housing Infrastructure Fund
    • Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. MHCLG: spend control data for April to June 2019
    • Transparency
  2. MHCLG: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2019
    • Transparency
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our ministers

Robert Jenrick

The Rt Hon

Robert Jenrick
Esther McVey

The Rt Hon

Esther McVey
Jake Berry

The Rt Hon

Jake Berry
Luke Hall
Luke Hall
Viscount Younger of Leckie
Viscount Younger of Leckie

Our management

Melanie Dawes CB
Melanie Dawes CB
Permanent Secretary
Catherine Frances
Director General, Local Government and Public Services
Jeremy Pocklington
Director General, Housing
Emran Mian
Director General, Decentralisation and Growth
Rachel McLean
Director General, Chief Financial Officer
Lise-Anne Boissiere
Director, Strategy, Communications and Private Office
Ruth Bailey
Director, People, Capability and Change
Michael Jary
Lead Non-Executive Director
Dame Mary Ney DBE
Non-Executive Director
Pam Chesters CBE
Non-Executive Director
Professor Alan Penn
MHCLG Chief Scientific Adviser

Special representatives

Lord Pickles

The Rt Hon

Lord Pickles
United Kingdom Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues

Contact MHCLG

Office address and general enquiries

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom

Contact Form: Office address and general enquiries

General enquiries: please use this number if you are a member of the public

030 3444 0000

Media enquiries

Email

newsdesk@communities.gov.uk

Please use this number if you are a journalist wishing to speak to Press Office

0303 444 1209

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information requests

Knowledge & Information Access Team
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
2nd floor NW, Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom

Email

mhclgcorrespondence@communities.gov.uk

High profile groups within MHCLG

  1. Windrush Commemoration Committee

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

  1. Procurement at MHCLG
  2. Working for MHCLG
  3. Jobs

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