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Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Faith and social action: a long tradition Standing here, you can almost…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Department responds to the Audit Commission’s report on fraud in Local Government that states England’s councils have detected £185 million…
A fund to help boost economic growth by getting required infrastructure built and enable job creation has been released.
Communities whose ambitions for economic growth have been stuck in the mud could benefit from a multi-million pound boost to help get their …
Together with my right hon. Friends, the Secretary of State for Transport, and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I am today announcing …
Following a pre-appointment hearing on 31 October 2011, after which the Department for Communities and Local Government Committee supported …
Baroness Newlove visits a memorial garden in Coventry designed by young people.
Louise Casey CB takes up her new role as Head of a new Troubled Families Team at the Department for Communities and Local Government today.
Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has today published for consultation a series of practical measures that give councils…
I am today publishing a consultation paper entitled Technical Reforms of Council Tax. It follows, in part, from the Local Government Resource…
Transcript of the speech as delivered. This summer’s riots were sad and sorry and shameful. Businesses went up in smoke after generations…
Hundreds of businesses have already benefited from the multi-million pound package of support made available to communities in the immediate…
The government’s new national HomeSwap Direct scheme will make it easier for tenants living in a council or housing association home to find…
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today confirmed that Julian Ashby, deputy chairman of the Tenant Services Authority, has been appointed Chairman…
Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. The moment some children are born their life chances are simply written…
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today set out his plans to shake up local services as part of the Government’s efforts to turn around the…
Lincolnshire County Council has been selected to head up a new housing growth best practice network that will champion effective approaches …
Questions and answers on the Council Tax freeze, the government's scheme to help councils freeze their Council Tax Bills.
A new fund of up to £250million will support councils to deliver a weekly collection of household waste and improve the environment, Communities…
The next wave of council openness was hailed today by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles as he published the final Code of Recommended Practice…
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