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We're helping councils to freeze Council Tax bills and giving local people the right to vote against excessive Council Tax rises.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
We want local councils to provide more information on how they are spending public money and about the decisions they make.
How the UK government is working with the authorities in Northern Ireland to keep people in Northern Ireland safe.
How the UK government is working with the Northern Ireland executive to rebalance and grow the Northern Ireland economy.
How the UK government is working with the Northern Ireland Executive to help make lasting changes to bring communities together and address underlying divisions.
Additional directions made by the Secretary of State to address failures by Tower Hamlets council to comply with its best value duty.
This report demonstrates how local authorities can make savings by joining up their procurement processes where waste management goods are concerned.
Discussion paper on the management and regulation of parking on private land, and land owned by public bodies, and cash payment facilities for municipal parking.
This consultation seeks views about the best way of constructing the Right to Build, giving custom builders a right to a plot from councils.
Final report on the Spending Review 2010 commitment to reduce the burden of regulation on housebuilders.
This consultation seeks views on proposed legislative changes to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the best value statutory guidance.
This report provides guidance for local authorities and police forces when dealing with child sexual exploitation.
Seeking views on the proposed revisions to the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s statutory guidance on local bus services.
Publication of UK Government response to Wilson Review.
The government has published this draft cycling delivery plan for informal consultation.
An update on progress made since the publication of the government response to the transport resilience review.
We are seeking views locally on our proposal to designate the 2 East Suffolk line routes as community railways.
Consultation on extending the remit of the Local Government Ombudsman to larger parish and town councils.
A response by the government to the Communities and Local Government Committee report on the Community Rights.
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