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From The Rt Hon Lord Pickles
  • Further intervention in London borough of Tower Hamlets

    The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government announces new directions for the London borough of Tower Hamlets.

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

  • Better bin buying would save £70 million every year, says report

    Councils can make sensible savings by joining forces to buy refuse trucks and wheelie bins, according to a new report.

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

  • 100 councils set to freeze Council Tax as authorities sit on £30 billion

    Local authorities take up the government's Council Tax freeze grant and keep bills down for taxpayers.

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

  • Council Tax rises in Surrey

    Letter from the Secretary of State concerning Council Tax rises in Surrey.

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

  • Eric Pickles welcomes council prayers law

    The Local Government Secretary welcomes passing of a new law to ensure councils have the right to hold prayers.

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

  • Local government: delivering for England

    Written ministerial statement by Eric Pickles on actions put in place by DCLG since May 2010 on local government.

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

  • Housing and planning

    Delivering on the government's long-term economic plan.

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

  • British Holocaust heroes honoured as projects launched to ‘never forget’

    Communities Secretary presents British Heroes of the Holocaust Medals to families of 3 British heroes.

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

  • Planning update March 2015

    Steps the government are taking to streamline the planning system, protect the environment, support economic growth and assist locally-led decision-making.

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

  • Local audit

    The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government discusses local audit.

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

  • Ensuring leaseholders get a fair deal

    Aspiring homeowners looking to buy leasehold properties will have all the information they need at their fingertips under plans announced today by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.

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

  • Open recruitment

    Written ministerial statement by Eric Pickles on what DCLG is doing to increase transparency in government.

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

  • European Regional Development Fund

    Launch of the England European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme for 2014 to 2020.

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

  • Budget measures will deliver thousands of homes and jobs

    Hundreds of thousands of homes and jobs will be delivered through a package of measures announced in today’s Budget.

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

  • New wave of innovation to update statutory notices for 21st Century

    The government announces joint pilots with public and private sector to help make statutory notices fit for the future.

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

  • Library funding boost to help more entrepreneurs

    Enterprising Libraries across the country will receive over £650,000 to support entrepreneurs.

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

  • More than 105,000 troubled families turned around saving taxpayers an estimated £1.2 billion

    The Communities Secretary has hailed the life-changing impact of the government’s Troubled Families programme, which has now turned around more than 105,000 of the hardest to help households in England.

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

  • Flag of the Commonwealth flies in Westminster

    The flag of the Commonwealth is flying in the heart of government to mark Commonwealth Day.

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

  • The valiant troops of the world wars celebrated this Commonwealth Day

    Secretary of state celebrates the contribution of Commonwealth troops in the world wars.

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

  • New support for social tenants who want to work

    Social tenants who need to move for work will no longer be pushed to the back of the housing waiting list.

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