Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Latest from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

What we do

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is central to the mission-driven government, from fixing the foundations of an affordable home to handing power back to communities and rebuilding local governments.

MHCLG is a ministerial department, supported by 19 agencies and public bodies.

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Documents

Policy papers and consultations

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

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Our ministers

Our management

Dame Sarah Healey DCB CVO
Permanent Secretary
Joanna Key
Director General, Regeneration, Housing and Planning
Katie Farrington
Director General, Buildings, Fire and Resilience
Will Garton
Director General for Local Government, Growth and Communities
Matt Thurstan
Director General, Chief Financial Officer
Brendan Threlfall
Director General, Strategy and Communications
Professor Richard Prager
MHCLG Chief Scientific Adviser
Mo Baines
Lead Non-Executive Director
Harris Bokhari OBE
Non-Executive Director
Ada Burns
Non-Executive Director
Lord Forbes of Newcastle CBE
Non-Executive Director
Sarah Longlands
Non-Executive Director

Chief professional officers

Joanna Averley
MHCLG Chief Planner

Contact MHCLG

Office address and general enquiries

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom

Media enquiries

Please use this number if you are a journalist wishing to speak to Press Office

0303 444 1209

Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information requests

Knowledge & Information Access Team
4th floor NW, Fry Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom

High profile groups within MHCLG

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

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