Skip to main content

News and communications

Skip to results

1,119 results

Skip to results
1,119 results sorted by Updated (newest)
From Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Ministerial Champion for the Midlands Engine)
  • Councils still have healthy reserves for 2012 to 2013

    One year into the Spending Review period, the latest figures show that due to good budget management the majority of councils have not yet had to dig deep into their £10 billion reserves.

    • Updated:

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

  • Communities Secretary Eric Pickles wishes everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said: “The national holiday that we enjoy this Sunday is a reminder that the Christian faith is at the…

    • Updated:

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

  • 14 areas to pioneer scheme to 'pool and save' billions

    Fourteen areas are to pioneer a public service revolution that will slash financial red tape and duplication so they respond to local need and…

    • Updated:

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

  • DCLG Director General appointed

    The Department for Communities and Local Government has today appointed Peter Schofield as Director-General for Neighbourhoods. Peter Schofield…

    • Updated:

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

  • Overhaul of town hall funding hands councils the means to boost finances

    Councils will be freed to generate greater levels of income, encouraged to support local firms and jobs and be well placed to reap the rewards…

    • Updated:

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

  • Local government finance: December 2011

    Later today, I am introducing legislation which will take forward proposals designed to encourage local economic growth, reduce the financial…

    • Updated:

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

  • Local growth will help energise economic recovery

    Putting power into the hands of local people is the right way to unlock the growth needed to support the country’s economic recovery, Communities…

    • Updated:

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

  • Tackling troubled families

    Plans to radically transform the lives of the country’s most troubled families were today announced by the Prime Minister David Cameron and …

    • Updated:

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

  • Communities Secretary Eric Pickles sees ongoing restoration work at Auschwitz-Birkenau

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has spoken of the profound and moving experience of visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau.

    • Updated:

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

  • New powers for public to stop Council Tax rises this year

    A new ‘local tax lock’ that allows people a vote to stop council tax going up if their local authority refuses to freeze bills and hike the …

    • Updated:

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

  • Community budget pilots move one step closer as shortlisted areas named

    In October 2011 the Communities Secretary announced details of how areas can bid to trial 2 new localist approaches to integrated services.

    • Updated:

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

  • Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles responds on behalf of Her Majesty's Government to the interim report from the Independent Riots Victims and Communities Panel.

    “We welcome the interim report from the Independent Riots Victims and Communities Panel into the serious events of last summer and will be…

    • Updated:

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

  • Delivering better for less locally

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Thank you. I am delighted to be here today. This conference offers a stimulating…

    • Updated:

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

  • Faith groups and Eric Pickles discuss 'living well together'

    Inter Faith Week: national faith communities' event

    • Updated:

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

  • New strategy to deliver homes and strengthen the economy

    An ambitious new strategy to tackle the housing shortage, boost the economy, create jobs and give people the opportunity to get on the housing…

    • Updated:

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

  • Power shift from Whitehall to communities gets underway

    An era of Whitehall control has ended with a historic shift in power back to local people, as the Localism Bill becomes law.

    • Updated:

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

  • £1.5 million fund to help the Gurkha community settle in the UK

    Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, and Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today (15 November 2011) announced £1.5m of additional…

    • Updated:

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

  • Permanent Secretary Sir Bob Kerslake announced as new Head of Civil Service

    Sir Bob Kerslake, DCLG Permanent Secretary, has been announced as the new Head of the Civil Service.

    • Updated:

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

  • Launch of Near Neighbours programme

    Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles has spoken of the vital role that faith groups play in local communities…

    • Updated:

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

  • Plans for a second year's Council Tax freeze set out

    Communities Secretary announces details of financial help to help councils freeze bills in 2012 to 2013.

    • Updated:

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