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  • Translation into foreign languages

    Written Ministerial Statement by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on the use of translation services by local authorities.

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

  • Councillors' interests and planning

    Response to a report in 'The Telegraph' that councillors are offering themselves for hire to property developers.

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

  • Safeguarding family finances

    Eric Pickles helps with Council Tax bills.

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

  • Bar raised so town hall pensions can invest more in local infrastructure

    Changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales.

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

  • South East 7 spring conference 2013

    Speech by Secretary of State Eric Pickles to the South East 7 partnership.

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

  • Unnecessary diversity monitoring or lifestyle surveys

    Letter from Eric Pickles to the Planning Inspectorate advising against the use of unnecessary diversity questionnaires.

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

  • Unnecessary diversity monitoring or lifestyle surveys

    Letter from Eric Pickles to the Local Government Ombudsman advising against the use of unnecessary diversity questionnaires.

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

  • Government gives out transition funding for Council Tax support

    All 195 billing authorities that bid for transition funding to help them in the first year of running Council Tax support will receive money.

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

  • PTEG reception 5 March 2013

    Norman Baker recorded speech to the Passenger Transport Executive Group (PTEG) reception, 5 March 2013.

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

  • Delivering sensible savings in local government

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has today published advice on how local authorities can deliver sensible savings by reviewing taxpayer funding of trade unions.

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

  • Norfolk bus trial to inform government's smart ticketing strategy

    £2.5 million pilot funding for paperless transport system in Norfolk.

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

  • Councils cut congestion through driving innovation

    A project to reduce congestion reached a milestone this week as the number of road works logged on the roadworks.org site passed 2 million.

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

  • Better buses for Sheffield

    Sheffield is adopting a funding initiative which enables local authorities to tackle issues with bus infrastructure and traffic management.

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

  • Better Bus Areas

    Launch of the bidding process for designation of Better Bus Areas and how Sheffield is to be a trail-blazer of the project.

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

  • Minister unveils jump in numbers of councils intending to freeze bills

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announces an increase in the number of councils intending to freeze their Council Tax.

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

  • Councillors should use new powers to tackle 6-figure pay packets

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announces new transparency rules for local government pay and employment practices.

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

  • £14 million transport boost for Worcester

    Worcester transport plans will receive over £14 million pounds of funding.

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

  • Local government settlement debate

    Speech by Brandon Lewis on the local government settlement.

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

  • Funding boost for Tyne and Wear Metro

    Tyne and Wear Metro set for £23 million funding boost.

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

  • Bus and coach passenger rights

    A statutory instrument which applies exemptions to EU Regulation 181/2011 has been laid before Parliament.

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