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Letter from Local Government Minister Rishi Sunak MP acknowledging the progress made by Tower Hamlets and his decision to end current directions on 30 September 2018.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Councils seeking to transform their public services through digital innovation can apply to a new £7.5 million fund from Monday 24 September.
Tenants in the private rented sector will no longer be forced to pay excessive fees for minor damages, as the government continues to crackdown on unfair letting fees.
Speech by Local Government Minister Rishi Sunak MP at the Local Government Association Annual Conference 2018.
Local authorities, government departments and partner organisations have signed up to the Local Digital Declaration.
Owners of plant nurseries will continue to benefit from a business rates exemption thanks to government legislation introduced by Local Government Minister.
Measures to equip councils with powers to bring thousands of long-term empty homes back into use will be debated in Parliament.
Homes and businesses across England are set to benefit from better broadband after a new scheme, which exempts new broadband fibre from business rates, began.
New legislation to allow councils to charge double the rate of Council Tax on homes left empty for years.
Local Government Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes the progress made by the Troubled Families Programme.
The first tranche of funding has been awarded to innovative litter-fighting projects across Britain
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