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  • Troubled Families programme on track at half way stage

    New figures show that the government’s ambition to turn around the lives of 120,000 troubled families is on track at its half way stage.

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

  • Speech to the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners

    Eric Pickles' speech to the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners

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

  • Troubled Families programme

    Written ministerial statement on the Troubled Families programme by Eric Pickles.

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

  • 14,000 troubled families turned around

    The Troubled Families scheme has turned around the lives of 14,000 of England’s toughest to tackle households in just 15 months.

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

  • Local Government Association annual conference

    Speech by Louise Casey, head of the Troubled Families Programme.

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

  • Troubled Families Programme

    Head of Troubled Families, Louise Casey speaks at the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) annual conference.

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

  • Local Government Association: speech by Eric Pickles

    Speech by Secretary of State Eric Pickles to the Local Government Association conference on 3 July 2013.

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

  • Nine new places join next phase of local public service transformation

    The first 9 areas to be championed by the Public Services Transformation Network were announced today (3 July 2013) by Eric Pickles.

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

  • Eric Pickles hails Council Tax ‘5 year freeze’ and £3.8 billion for social care

    5 year freeze on Council Tax and £3.8 billion for social care announced in today's Spending Round.

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

  • Massive expansion of Troubled Families programme announced

    £200 million to be invested to help 400,000 high risk families, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander announces.

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

  • Troubled Families programme receives extra £200 million boost

    Additional funding for groundbreaking programme will extend intensive help to 400,000 high risk families.

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

  • Eric Pickles hails progress in troubled families programme

    Eric Pickles welcomes news that more than a quarter of the government’s target 120,000 troubled families are already being worked with.

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

  • Study to assess impact of troubled families work

    The impact of councils’ troubled families programmes will be independently assessed, the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Local Government Association have announced.

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

  • New Jobcentre Plus advisers for troubled families

    A new drive to get troubled families into work is to be spearheaded by 150 specialist Jobcentre Plus advisers.

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

  • Report shows savings from troubled families work

    Report shows councils can save billions of pounds by intervening more effectively in problem households.

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

  • Louise Casey calls for family intervention approach

    The head of the Troubled Families programme has endorsed family intervention as the most effective way to turn problem families around and help them get on in life.

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

  • Troubled families programme on track

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has today announced that the Government’s Troubled Families initiative is on track, with councils committed…

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

  • Eric Pickles and Louise Casey address troubled families co-ordinators

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has told troubled families co-ordinators that they are at the vanguard of a revolution in social policy. …

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

  • Report highlights chaos of troubled families' lives

    Louise Casey CB has published a report highlighting the chaotic personal histories of the kinds of families who will be targeted as part of …

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

  • Eric Pickles hails 100% troubled families take-up

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has welcomed the news that every eligible council has agreed to run the Government’s Troubled Families programme…

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