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Letter sent to leaders in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough from the Secretary of State explaining that no decision has been taken on local government reorganisation in the area.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Letter sent to leaders in West Sussex from the Secretary of State explaining that no decision has been taken on local government reorganisation in the area.
Letters to council leaders with the Secretary of State’s decision on local government reorganisation.
Changes will simplify local government to unlock the path towards devolution and drive economic growth
The second phase of Awaab's Law will come into force on 30 November 2026, so more dangerous hazards are fixed quickly to help tenants living in social housing.
A speech from the Local Government Secretary Steve Reed at the Local Government Conference
The Housing Secretary's speech at Lloyds Banking Group's Social Housing Forum on 6 July 2026.
New rules include a cap on donations from those who've lived overseas and tougher checks on company donations.
New reforms confirmed today to speed up the approval process for major infrastructure projects.
Speaking at the Remaking the State Annual Conference in London, Communities Secretary Steve Reed set out reforms to put more power in the hands of communities.
The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging.
Councils can issue fines of up to £7,000 from 22 June 2026, if landlords are found to have serious hazards in their rented properties.
New rules introduced to simplify homebuying and selling making the process easier and simpler.
Speaking at New Local's Stronger Things Conference in London, Communities Secretary Steve Reed set out reforms to put more power in the hands of communities.
Pubs across the country set to benefit from extensions to licensing hours, special screenings and pavement pints as the country gears up for the World Cup
Mayors handed new powers under landmark Right to Request scheme, as more control is shifted to local leaders from Westminster
A new Development Corporation will give Greater Cambridge the powers and certainty to deliver infrastructure-first growth at scale.
Communities Secretary Steve Reed's speech at Business in the Community.
The government's landmark Social Housing Bill is returning to Parliament for its Second Reading today.
Communities’ ambitions will be backed by a new Neighbourhood Guarantee, meaning cleaner streets, filled potholes and other vital public services
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