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  • Call for councils to open books

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has called for all councils to publish their spending over £500 online, reminding them that their January…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Grant Shapps welcomes new repossession rules to protect tenants

    New rules come into force from today (1 October 2010) which will prevent tenants from having little or no notice to find a new place to live.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More than 60 councils open books to armchair auditors

    Local authorities that don’t put their spending detail online are denying the public the right to hold their council to account, Secretary of…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New repossession rules to protect tenants from being booted out without notice

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today welcomed new rules which mean that tenants will no longer live in fear of being booted out of their …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Professor Munro’s review of child protection: analysis of the problems

    Professor Eileen Munro identifies areas for improvement in her first report of the review of the child protection system in England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Promoting British interests at the UN General Assembly

    Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Foreign Secretary William Hague led the UK delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Family friendly working – next steps

    Mr Davey signalled the Government’s intention to bring forward ambitious proposals to create more flexible, family friendly workplaces. He announced…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cheating bosses to be named

    Cases where employers breach the rules are to be publicised by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) from 1 January 2011 …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Reappointment of the chair of the Natural Environment Research Council

    Mr Willetts said: “I am delighted that Mr Wallis has agreed to remain as Chair of the Natural Environment Research Council for three more years…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Energy statistics - statistical press release

    Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 30 September by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Energy…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government removes barrier to public data use

    The government has relaxed current licensing provisions on public sector information, making it faster and easier to re-use it.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, at EuroFi

    Speech by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DWP research report No. 698: 'Low income working households in the private rented sector'

    Research investigates comparisons between low income working households and Housing Benefit recipients in the private rented sector.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public Affairs Cymru speech

    Speech to the National Assembly for Wales at Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Children in care and children in need statistics

    Children's Minister Tim Loughton responds to published figures regarding children in (local authority) LA care at the end of March 2010 and children subject to a child protection plan in 2009 to 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public inquiry ordered on Humber Bridge tolls application

    Humber Bridge proposals for tolls increase to face public inquiry.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Account books opened as Pickles continues to show public the money

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles continues to trailblaze transparency today by publishing more departmental spending and setting out new austerity…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transparency trailblazer Pickles publishes more department spending data

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is today continuing to open up the Government accounts to the public and set out new austerity procedures…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DFID Research: Chronic Poverty Research Centre: ten years of war against poverty

    Chronic Poverty is a varied and complex phenomenon, but at its root is powerlessness. Poor people expend enormous energy in trying to do better for themselves and for their children

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  • New civil engineer rail summit

    Speech about the need to change how railways are run and the reforms being undertaken by government.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government