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  • DCLG responds to suggestions that the review of statutory duties could threaten local services

    Department rebuts suggestions that the review of local government's statutory duties could threaten services and care for vulnerable people.

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

  • Supporting community transport

    Written statement by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • Frozen Council Tax will help with cost of living

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles welcomes the news today that councils have taken up the Government’s council tax freeze offer helping…

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

  • Local Government Association annual fire conference 2011: the future of fire

    Transcript of the speech as delivered. Thank you for inviting me to be here today. The Fire and Rescue Service is at the heart of ensuring…

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

  • Whitehall set to relax grip on councils with first ever review of local government's legal duties

    In another major step to free up local government, councils are being asked for the bureaucratic burdens they wish to throw away in the first…

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

  • Local Sustainable Transport Fund workshop

    Video speech by Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.

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

  • London Thames Gateway Development Corporation

    The Public Bodies Review (20 October 2010) concluded that the functions of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) should…

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

  • Government action securing Council Tax freeze for residents

    Eric Pickles praises 'can freeze' councils who are saying yes to the government's offer to help keep local Council Tax payers' cost of living down at a critical time.

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

  • A moment of maturity for local government

    The Prime Minister said on Monday that at the heart of the Big Society is rebuilding responsibility and giving people more control over their…

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

  • Citizen journalists and bloggers should be let in to public council meetings

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles urges councils to let citizen journalists and bloggers in to council meetings.

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

  • Access to local council meetings: ministerial letter

    A letter from the Local Government Minister to all councils urging greater access to council meetings

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

  • Publication of a basic carbon tool for local authorities

    Basic carbon tool can assist authorities in demonstrating the carbon benefits of bids to the local sustainable transport fund.

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

  • Localism Bill to hand pay power to full council with £100,000 vote

    Locally elected councillors should all have to vote on decisions about whether they want to pay staff salaries over £100,000, Local Government…

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

  • Efficient management by local authorities before cutting services

    A number of councils are risking their reputations by salami slicing jobs and slashing services without cutting out all the waste first. …

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

  • New publicity rules for councils published

    New rules to stop taxpayers’ money being spent on town hall newspapers or hired lobbyists have been put before Parliament, Local Government …

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

  • Response to the Local Government Chronicle's factually inaccurate analysis of spending over £500 that the Department publishes as part of its commitment to transparency

    The Local Government Chronicle has made claims that “Eric Pickles has spent millions on consultants since he took the reins in the Department…

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

  • Council Tax increases in 2011 to 2012: capping principles

    Ministerial letter to local councils about the government's expectations of Council Tax increases in 2011 to 2012.

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

  • 'Can do' councils come to fore

    Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles praises ‘can do’ councils who are acting to protect frontline services and local Council Tax payers.

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

  • Council Tax capping 2011 to 2012

    On 13 December, I indicated that when the House debated the final local government finance report I would set out council tax capping principles…

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

  • Fifteenth annual bus awards

    Video speech by Norman Baker MP to the 15th annual UK Bus Awards.

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