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  • Bulletin of changes to local authority arrangements, areas and names: 1 April 2010 to 30 September 2011

    Orders and changes made by the government and councils in England between 1 April 2010 and 30 September 2011.

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  • Business rates

    Written Ministerial Statement by Brandon Lewis on business rates.

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

  • Eric Pickles acts to limit town hall chiefs' golden goodbyes

    The legal minefield that can pressure councils into giving large pay offs to chief executives they want to dismiss is to be ended.

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

  • Changes to the Audit Commission Board

    The Department for Communities and Local Government has launched a recruitment process to find 3 new board commissioners.

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

  • Double boost for carbon cutting buses

    Green Bus Fund gets extra £20 million in funding.

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

  • Town hall pension changes could unlock up to £22 billion for infrastructure

    Councils could invest as much as as £22 billon more of pension fund investments into infrastructure under new proposals.

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

  • Investment in green buses

    £20 million extra for Green Bus Fund and investment in carbon buses return toolkit announced.

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

  • Baroness Hanham praises Wiltshire Council for saving £85 million on council facilities

    Baroness Hanham praised the efforts made by Wiltshire Council to manage their assets and save Council Tax payers' money.

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

  • Minister praises Wiltshire Council for saving £85 million on council facilities

    Baroness Hanham hails council's trailblazing asset management strategies that are protecting frontline services.

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

  • Localism in action - making it easier to set up parish councils

    The Government’s revolution to hand power back to local communities moves one step further today under proposals to makes it easier to set up…

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

  • Guild of Travel Management Companies conference

    Discusses the need to improve the UK's transport infrastructure.

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

  • Town hall transparency to expose car parking charges

    Government action to enshrine Town Hall transparency as an everyday activity will now also open up punitive parking charges to public scrutiny.

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

  • Brandon Lewis responds to incorrect assertions on business rate revaluation

    Brandon Lewis responds to allegations that postponed revaluation of business rates is being used to raise revenue for government.

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

  • Business rates

    Statetment by Brandon Lewis MP on postponement of the business rates revaluation

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

  • New traffic commissioners appointed

    Information on the appointment of Nick Denton and Kevin Rooney as 2 new traffic commissioners.

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

  • Localising Council Tax support

    Statement by Barnoness Hanham on localising Council Tax support

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

  • Third year of Council Tax freeze announced

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today announced new support for local authorities in England to help them freeze council tax for a further…

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

  • Third year of council tax freeze announced

    Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced new support for local authorities in England to help them freeze council tax for a further year.

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

  • Greater rights for motorists

    From Monday (1 October 2012) motorists will be given greater rights as new laws banning wheel clamping and towing take effect.

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

  • Transport, technology and the city of the future

    Norman Baker speech transcript given at the Smart Cities Expo 2012.

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