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  • Public Body Review published

    Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has today summarised plans to substantially reform a large number of Public Bodies across government

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

  • DfT announces reform of public bodies

    Department for Transport public bodies to be abolished, reformed or brought in-house after cross-government review.

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

  • Councils' red tape cut as 4,700 Whitehall targets slashed

    Cutting red tape will mean councils will be free to focus on frontline services.

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

  • Councils should recognise the valuable role of the voluntary sector

    Councils should make best use of the voluntary sector’s ability to deliver effective and innovative local services when managing future budgets…

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

  • Eric Pickles calls for greater town hall transparency

    New research suggests councils could be overpaying by as much as £150 million a year.

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

  • Tenant Services Authority to be abolished: new powers for tenants to improve social housing

    Housing Minister Grant Shapps today announced the abolition of the Tenant Services Authority (TSA), preserving its vital economic regulation…

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

  • Financial Secretary to the Treasury announces changes to restricting pensions tax relief

    Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, announced a reduction in the annual allowance for tax-privileged pension savings.

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

  • Public expenditure outturn update: October 2010

    This release presents updated estimates of key public spending outturn series against two frameworks.

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

  • Local government accountability

    The coalition programme sets out this government’s commitment to ending the era of top-down government and giving new powers to local authorities…

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

  • Town hall waste and duplication

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction In a speech ahead of the government’s spending review the Secretary of State highlights…

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

  • Townhall waste and duplication

    In a speech ahead of the government's spending review the Secretary of State highlights concerns that councils are effectively "letting money slip through their fingers".

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

  • Safeguarding the future of Royal Mail

    Today the Government laid out plans to protect two cornerstones of British life - the Royal Mail and the Post Office.

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

  • £50 Million funding for research announced

    UK to be at the centre of a revolution in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

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

  • Foreign Secretary in Russia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague says Russia is an "important partner for the UK".

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

  • Foreign Office notes concern at sentencing of human rights defender Abdallah Abu Rahma

    On 11 October Abdallah Abu Rahma was sentenced to 12 months in prison. The Foreign Office has issued a statement commenting on this development.

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

  • Minister for Europe visits Ukraine

    Minister for Europe David Lidington said that the UK is a "firm supporter of a strong, free and independent Ukraine and its European aspirations”, ahead of his first official visit to Ukraine on 13-14 October 2010.

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

  • UK exporters upbeat about the future

    New research shows that small and medium-sized businesses in the UK expect increased exports in the next twelve months.

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

  • Flights in Greece to be affected by strike action

    Greek air traffic controllers to strike on 17 October

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

  • Helmand Province sees progress in governance

    Returning from her second tour, Lindy Cameron, who recently served as Head of Mission for the British-led Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team highlighted governance and economic improvements at a NATO media roundtable on …

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

  • Ukraine and the European Union: What next?

    Minister for Europe writes in Ukrainian newspaper "The Den" ahead of his visit to the country.

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