Communities &
Local Government

28 July

Government ends regionalisation of fire services

Action that will stop the forced regionalisation of fires services and hand more control back to local services will be announced by Fire Minister Bob Neill today. (continues...)

28 July

New steps to cut the cost of moving home and open up the books

Home buyers can access more information about their new home without having to pay for the information, the Government announced today. (continues...)

22 July

Communities are ready for the Big Society

Only a minority of people feel that they can influence local decisions or have engaged in some form of civic participation in the last year, according to survey findings published today. (continues...)

23 July

Grant Shapps sets out vision to protect and preserve rural village life

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today set out his vision for protecting the future of rural village life for generations to come, by giving local communities the power to build the homes they need. (continues...)

23 July

Grant Shapps: New estimates offer truer picture of street sleeping

New additional estimates published today show that the number of people sleeping rough on the streets could be more than treble the official national Rough Sleeping Count - a truer reflection of the problem according to Housing Minister Grant Shapps. (continues...)