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Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles strengthens the public’s ability to hold local councils to account.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
£16 million investment to help local government take on fraudsters.
£5 million Council Tax discount will help increase affordable housing.
New measures to ensure councils, businesses and homeowners have the funding and powers they need to continue to drive the economy forward.
Letter from Brandon Lewis to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council about the remuneration of senior staff.
Latest figures confirm councils have now amassed £19 billion in reserves.
Anne Galbraith CBE has been reappointed as Chairman of the Valuation Tribunal Service.
New figures reveal councils have now amassed £19 billion in reserves.
Department rebuts suggestions that councils will be required to make householders separate rubbish into 5 separate bins.
Ministers have challenged local authorities who are trying to exploit regulations and charge students for collecting their rubbish.
Letter from Brandon Lewis and Lord de Mauley to local authority Chief Executives.
A new centre opened as part of initiative aiming to improve the use of high quality evidence in government decision making about public services.
Speech by Secretary of State Eric Pickles to the Local Government Association conference on 3 July 2013.
Deregulation Bill protects householders from unnecessary bin penalties.
5 year freeze on Council Tax and £3.8 billion for social care announced in today's Spending Round.
Eric Pickles welcomes the improvement in the Council Tax collection rate.
Call for evidence launched into ways of significantly reducing the costs of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Letter from the Department for Communities and Local Government confirming Council Tax freeze grants for 2013 to 2014.
Letter to police and crime and commissioners informing them of their ongoing Council Tax freeze grants.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles proposes a toughening up of rules governing local authority publicity.
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