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Grant Shapps has given councils the freedom to improve how they are run without holding expensive and extensive consultations.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction Parliament is literally and metaphorically a place of divisions. Left versus right. …
Moving decision-making power from Whitehall to local councils and communities.
Ministerial letter to councils about their freedom to take a light-touch approach to consultations
The new Government has today stripped away another layer of costly red tape by freeing councils to improve how they are run without holding …
Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Can I start by congratulating Dame Margaret and Sir Jeremy on their elevation…
The Secretary of State for the Department of Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles): Today I am making the first step to deliver …
Eric Pickles calls time on 'non-jobs' and urges greater vigilance over how every taxpayer pound is spent.
Moving decision-making power from central government to councils and communities.
Help us to find the right savings.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced a toughening up of rules governing taxpayer-funded council newspapers.
Improving value for money and protecting frontline services.
Abolishing Comprehensive Area Assessments (CAA).
Councils will no longer have to work thousands of man hours or waste millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money reporting back to Government as …
Transcript of the speech as delivered. Thanks Sarah [Webb] and thank you for introducing me to the PACT. I’ll study it carefully as I know…
Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has addressed a large audience of local government representatives to spread the message about localism.
Local Government Minister Bob Neill speaks at the Municipal Journal (MJ) annual leadership conference.
Eric Pickles has hailed today's Budget for providing lower council taxes and rates for hard-working families and local firms.
Council puts all spending over £500 online.
Taxpayers deserve decent services - rather than fortnightly collections imposed from above.
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