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Statement by Barnoness Hanham on localising Council Tax support
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Councils will be freed to generate greater levels of income, encouraged to support local firms and jobs and be well placed to reap the rewards…
In October 2011 the Communities Secretary announced details of how areas can bid to trial 2 new localist approaches to integrated services.
An era of Whitehall control has ended with a historic shift in power back to local people, as the Localism Bill becomes law.
A spokesperson from the Department for Communities and Local Government said: “The Government has provided a fair and progressive funding…
A letter from Sir Bob Kerslake to local council chief executives about Community Budgets
Councils will get to keep their own business rates under new local government financing proposals that will be fair and benefit those that grow…
Ministerial letter to local councils about Community Budgets
Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today paid tribute to former Local Government Association chairman Sir Simon Milton…
Eric Pickles speaks about Community Budgets which are being tested by 16 pioneering areas.
A vision of ‘self-funded’ councils that keep their local business taxes with central grant dependence scaled back except where it is needed …
Grant Shapps is urging councils to move away from Whitehall control and make the most of the new freedoms they have been given.
Cutting red tape will mean councils will be free to focus on frontline services.
9,000 Parish Councils will be freed from old fashioned rules which force them to use out-dated payment methods such as cheques, so that they…
Parish councils to be freed from rules which force them to use out-dated payment methods such as cheques.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has outlined plans to devolve greater powers to councils to meet the housing needs of their local communities.
Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has today outlined plans to give councils a new power to review and get rid of outdated byelaws.
Local Government Minister Grant Shapps has today outlined plans to give councils a new power to review and revoke outdated byelaws. This means…
A major new ‘localism’ proposal to cut red tape and hand over financial control of council service improvements and training to local government…
The Place Survey has been scrapped.
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