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Data experts across the country have echoed Eric Pickles’ call to get local authorities’ spending data online for the public to scrutinise.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Local authorities that don’t put their spending detail online are denying the public the right to hold their council to account, Secretary of…
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles continues to trailblaze transparency today by publishing more departmental spending and setting out new austerity…
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is today continuing to open up the Government accounts to the public and set out new austerity procedures…
Eric Pickles announces proposals to tighten up the publicity rules for councils so they guard against campaigning with public funds.
New proposals to stop taxpayers’ money being squandered on town hall newspapers or hired lobbyists have been announced by Communities Secretary…
The flag representing the historic county of Bedfordshire has been hoisted above the department's offices.
Local taxpayers have been reassured that there will be no unexpected wave of council tax revaluation hikes in the next five years. Communities…
There will be no Council Tax revaluation which could push up taxes on people's homes.
The Treasury has announced that the Prime Minister has appointed Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to the Public Expenditure Committee.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles celebrated Eid with over 350 members of the Muslim community at an event in London.
The flag representing the historic county of Berkshire has been hoisted above the department's offices.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles urges councils to offer MOTs rather than push up parking charges to generate income.
The flag representing the county of Essex has been hoisted above the department's offices.
Flags representing the historic counties of England are to be hoisted above DCLG to celebrate their important place in the nation's cultural heritage.
Local Government Minister Bob Neill announced reappointments to the Board of the Audit Commission today, as part of plans to move its audit …
The government has confirmed that it has received 56 local enterprise partnership proposals from councils and businesses across the country.
The commitment and ambition shown by councils and business to radically reshape the way business and government interact at the local level …
On the closing day for submitting local enterprise partnership proposals Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Business Secretary Vince Cable…
The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O’Donnell, has announced the appointment of Sir Bob Kerslake as Permanent Secretary at the Department for Communities…
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