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The Guardian recently published an article that incorrectly suggested the Church of England was planning to seek £5m for a new initiative to…
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
New government business plans announced.
Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. I’m going to avoid all the obvious jokes about Guy Fawkes night. No corny…
Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Speech delivered on behalf of the Secretary of State. Introduction It…
The flag representing the historic county of Dorset has been hoisted above the department's offices.
Local councils and local business will take charge of the local economy as the first 24 local enterprise partnerships have been given the go…
New proposals unveiled today could give Councils a renewed incentive to grow their local economies and attract new businesses to their areas…
The flag representing the county of Derbyshire has been hoisted above the department's offices.
Sixteen areas were today given direct control over local spending in their area free of centrally imposed conditions as part of the Spending…
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has identified the first senior posts to be lost following the reduction in the Department…
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles): I am pleased to inform the House that the Spending Review has…
Eric Pickles has said Council Tax bills will be frozen next year - as a result of a deal struck in the Spending Review.
Millions of council taxpayers across England are in line to see their council tax bills frozen next year as a result of a deal struck in the…
Eric Pickles has given credit to some of the most successful and influential British Bangladeshi people at an awards ceremony in East London.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles gave credit to some of the most successful and influential British Bangladeshi people at an awards ceremony…
Cutting red tape will mean councils will be free to focus on frontline services.
New research suggests councils could be overpaying by as much as £150 million a year.
The coalition programme sets out this government’s commitment to ending the era of top-down government and giving new powers to local authorities…
Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction In a speech ahead of the government’s spending review the Secretary of State highlights…
In a speech ahead of the government's spending review the Secretary of State highlights concerns that councils are effectively "letting money slip through their fingers".
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