A selection of images representing communities.
In an historic settlement for Londoners, Communities and Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles has announced £3 billion of funding for the Greater London Authority for housing and regeneration in London.
Updated: 6 February 2012
Grant Determination for the New Homes Bonus Scheme for 2012-13.
Updated: 6 February 2012
Struggling towns and cities across England are being handed the chance to breathe new life into their ailing high streets, Grant Shapps has announced.
Updated: 4 February 2012
Grant Shapps is offering a share of £1million to twelve run-down high streets that can become Portas Pilots. Watch our video to find out how you can apply and help your High Street get better.
Updated: 4 February 2012
Our high streets and town centres are facing serious challenges from out-of-town shopping centres and the internet.
Updated: 4 February 2012
Prospectus and application to become a pilot Town Team.
Updated: 4 February 2012
This plan sets out a new 18 month programme for the department that will deliver radical decentralising and transparency reforms that put citizens and councils in control of their communities. (Updated February 2012).
Updated: 3 February 2012
The Department for Communities and Local Government has released information about the number of mobile phones, smart phones, Blackberry devices and Android phones in use in the Department, and payments made to Vodafone since May 2010.
Updated: 3 February 2012
This release provides statistics on local planning authorities and covers information on planning applications received and decided, including decisions on applications for residential developments (dwellings) and enforcement activities.
Updated: 3 February 2012
A fund of up to quarter of a billion pounds to help support councils to deliver better, more environmentally friendly weekly bin collections for residents is now open.
Updated: 3 February 2012
Details of the workforce management information for December 2011.
Updated: 3 February 2012
This prospectus contains the information that councils will need to complete a bid for funding under the Weekly Collection Support Scheme.
Updated: 3 February 2012
Housing Minister Grant Shapps responds to article in the Metro on repossessions.
Updated: 2 February 2012
Written Ministerial Statement by the Minister for Housing Grants Shapps about the Government's action on housing, following the publication of the Housing Strategy in November 2011.
Updated: 1 February 2012
A £10 million cash boost to train thousands of new volunteer leaders for national youth groups like the Scouts, Guiding and Police Cadets will give young people valuable skills and opportunities, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced.
Updated: 1 February 2012
Communities with ambitions for economic growth have today been rewarded with a cash boost of nearly £1billion to get their projects off the ground and improve their local areas.
Updated: 1 February 2012
This consultation paper sets out detailed proposals on Part P, and is Section three of four, relating to the 2012 Building Regulations consultation exercise.
Updated: 1 February 2012
This publication relates to the 2012 Building Regulations Consultation Section two proposals on Part L (Conservation of fuel and power).
Updated: 1 February 2012
This publication relates to the 2012 Building Regulations Consultation, Section four, proposals on the building control system.
Updated: 1 February 2012
Communities with ambitions for economic growth have today been rewarded with a cash boost of nearly £1billion to get their projects off the ground and improve their local areas.
Updated: 1 February 2012
The following represents the current Schedule 16 (following the coming into force of Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 1399).
Updated: 1 February 2012
This note provides a basic description of the request process that applies to both the Statutory and Non-Statutory Request processes.
Updated: 1 February 2012
Data related information on the supply and performance on housing related support services in England, for Quarter 4 (Financial Year) 2010. and spend for the financial year 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011.
Updated: 1 February 2012
Government's response to the consultation on the draft directions proposed to be given by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to the Social Housing Regulator under section 197 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.
Updated: 1 February 2012
Summary of responses to the updating leasehold value limits consultation.
Updated: 1 February 2012
This consultation puts forward proposals that would help landlords reduce the prevalence of tenancy fraud within the social housing stock.
Updated: 1 February 2012
This publication sets out the final five determinations to implement self-financing for council housing.
Updated: 1 February 2012
Summary of responses to the Housing Revenue Account Self-financing Determinations consultation.
Updated: 1 February 2012
Letter to local planning authorities regarding the Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Community Infrastructure Levy Functions) Order 2011 made on 6 December 2011 which came into force on 7 December 2011.
Updated: 1 February 2012
Zero-Carbon Homes are a step closer after new proposals were announced to cut carbon emissions in new and existing buildings by Communities Minister Andrew Stunell.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This summary report covers the development of a risk assessment decision making tool (including testing and piloting) for building control, to assist in determining what to inspect and at what stage for different building projects.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This document sets out a risk assessment approach that can be used by both local authority and Approved Inspector Building Control Bodies (BCBs) for when developing service schedules for the inspection of building work.
Updated: 31 January 2012
Results of a research project into the operation of the Warranty Link Rule including a review of the contaminated land remediation cover criterion.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This report looks at a number of changes to Approved Document guidance associated to the introduction of Eurocodes, to Radon, and with general updating of Approved Documents A and C.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This final Impact Assessment sets out changes to the fire protection provisions in Local Acts and provides an analysis of the associated costs and benefits.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This Impact Assessment sets out proposed changes to Part K, Part M and Part N of the Building Regulations and provides analysis of the associated costs and benefits.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This Impact Assessment sets out the proposed changes to the building control system and provides an analysis of the associated costs and benefits.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This Impact Assessment sets out the proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regulations and provides an analysis of the associated costs and benefits.
Updated: 31 January 2012
Results of a research project to map the interfaces between Building Control and other regulatory regimes in the context of domestic and non-domestic construction projects.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This report sets out the analytical and economic research to inform the Department's analysis of options and recommendations on future changes to the building regulations.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This Impact Assessment sets out the proposed changes to Part P of the Building Regulations and provides an analysis of the associated costs and benefits.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This Impact Assessment sets out proposed changes to the way in which applicants demonstrate compliance with Part M of the Building Regulations and provides an analysis of associated costs and benefits.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This Impact Assessment sets out the proposed changes to Part C of the Building Regulations and provides an analysis of the associated costs and benefits.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This Impact Assessment sets out proposed changes to the way in which applicants demonstrate compliance with Part B of the Building Regulations and provides an analysis of associated costs and benefits.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This Impact Assessment sets out the proposed changes to Part A (Structure) of the Building Regulations and provides an analysis of the associated costs and benefits relating to Eurocodes.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This research report provides an informed assessment of the safety risks associated with the construction of freestanding masonry boundary walls and to provide a cost-benefit assessment of this risk.
Updated: 31 January 2012
This consultation is on a proposed policy statement for Part 2 of the Localism Act 2011 setting out a fair, proportionate and reasonable approach to encourage public authorities to avoid any EU infraction financial sanctions.
Updated: 31 January 2012
The latest National Statistics on fires, casualties, false alarms and non-fire incidents attended by the Fire and Rescue Services in England, produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government, were released on Tuesday 31 January 2012.
Updated: 31 January 2012
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has praised councils that have already signalled they intend to help hard pressed families cope with the cost of living by signing up to the Government's council tax freeze offer.
Updated: 30 January 2012
The Department is working to create communities that are more resilient, and able to detect, prevent and address disruptive challenges from a range of natural hazards, from flooding and human diseases through to terrorist threats, that face the UK.
Updated: 30 January 2012