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From The Rt Hon Lord Pickles
  • DCLG responds to a Guardian article that incorrectly suggested the Church of England was seeking £5 million to combat radicalisation

    The Guardian recently published an article that incorrectly suggested the Church of England was planning to seek £5m for a new initiative to…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Coalition plans a 'power shift' from Whitehall

    New government business plans announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • London councils summit 2010

    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…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Heart of the community' conference

    Draft text of the speech - may differ from the delivered version. Speech delivered on behalf of the Secretary of State. Introduction It…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Dorset flag to fly at Department for Communities and Local Government

    The flag representing the historic county of Dorset has been hoisted above the department's offices.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First wave of local enterprise partnerships as government green lights local growth

    Local councils and local business will take charge of the local economy as the first 24 local enterprise partnerships have been given the go…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New incentives for councils to support local firms and create new jobs

    New proposals unveiled today could give Councils a renewed incentive to grow their local economies and attract new businesses to their areas…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Derbyshire flag to fly at Department for Communities and Local Government

    The flag representing the county of Derbyshire has been hoisted above the department's offices.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 16 areas get 'community budgets' to help the vulnerable

    Sixteen areas were today given direct control over local spending in their area free of centrally imposed conditions as part of the Spending…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Department for Communities and Local Government announces new top structure

    The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has identified the first senior posts to be lost following the reduction in the Department…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Council Tax

    The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr Eric Pickles): I am pleased to inform the House that the Spending Review has…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Council Tax bills frozen in spending review

    Eric Pickles has said Council Tax bills will be frozen next year - as a result of a deal struck in the Spending Review.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local taxpayers to benefit from Council Tax freeze

    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…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Eric Pickles attends an awards ceremony to celebrate British Bangladeshi achievements

    Eric Pickles has given credit to some of the most successful and influential British Bangladeshi people at an awards ceremony in East London.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Eric Pickles celebrates British Bangladeshi achievements

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles gave credit to some of the most successful and influential British Bangladeshi people at an awards ceremony…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Councils' red tape cut as 4,700 Whitehall targets slashed

    Cutting red tape will mean councils will be free to focus on frontline services.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Eric Pickles calls for greater town hall transparency

    New research suggests councils could be overpaying by as much as £150 million a year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local government accountability

    The coalition programme sets out this government’s commitment to ending the era of top-down government and giving new powers to local authorities…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Town hall waste and duplication

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Introduction In a speech ahead of the government’s spending review the Secretary of State highlights…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Townhall waste and duplication

    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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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government