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  • 100% Council Tax freeze protection delivered across the country

    Local people will get a much needed tax break with every English council taking up a Government offer to fund the first ever council tax freeze…

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

  • Council Tax freeze 2011 to 2012

    The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Eric Pickles): I am pleased to inform the House that all eligible local,…

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

  • Open public services

    The Growth Review has announced that the Government will act to remove barriers to more open and efficient local public services including…

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

  • Bob Neill responds to article in The Times regarding the future of scout troops and local government cuts

    Letter from Local Government Minister Bob Neill in response to article in The Times (“Scouts promise to do their best in the face of big rent…

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

  • Councils to get final performance reward grant

    The Government is honouring the final instalment of performance reward grants, Local Government Minister Bob Neill said today. £150m will be…

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

  • Review could end council dependence on Whitehall grant

    A vision of ‘self-funded’ councils that keep their local business taxes with central grant dependence scaled back except where it is needed …

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

  • Performance reward grant determination 2010 to 2011

    Details of the local area agreement reward performance grant paid to 81 councils on 17 March 2011

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  • Local government finance: March 2011

    I would like to make a statement on the work of the Local Government Resource Review. The current dependency of councils on central grant…

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

  • Reforms to quangos will deliver millions in savings

    The Department for Communities and Local Government’s plan to increase accountability by reducing and reforming its quangos is on course to …

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

  • DCLG responds to suggestions that the review of statutory duties could threaten local services

    Department rebuts suggestions that the review of local government's statutory duties could threaten services and care for vulnerable people.

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

  • Supporting community transport

    Written statement by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • Frozen Council Tax will help with cost of living

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles welcomes the news today that councils have taken up the Government’s council tax freeze offer helping…

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

  • Local Government Association annual fire conference 2011: the future of fire

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Thank you for inviting me to be here today. The Fire and Rescue Service is at the heart of ensuring…

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

  • Whitehall set to relax grip on councils with first ever review of local government's legal duties

    In another major step to free up local government, councils are being asked for the bureaucratic burdens they wish to throw away in the first…

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

  • Local Sustainable Transport Fund workshop

    Video speech by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • London Thames Gateway Development Corporation

    The Public Bodies Review (20 October 2010) concluded that the functions of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) should…

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

  • Government action securing Council Tax freeze for residents

    Eric Pickles praises 'can freeze' councils who are saying yes to the government's offer to help keep local Council Tax payers' cost of living down at a critical time.

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

  • A moment of maturity for local government

    The Prime Minister said on Monday that at the heart of the Big Society is rebuilding responsibility and giving people more control over their…

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

  • Citizen journalists and bloggers should be let in to public council meetings

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles urges councils to let citizen journalists and bloggers in to council meetings.

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

  • Access to local council meetings: ministerial letter

    A letter from the Local Government Minister to all councils urging greater access to council meetings

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