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• John Denham calls for community champions to tackle anti-social behaviour

  Communities Secretary John Denham today issued a rallying call for an army of community champions to challenge anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhoods.

  Updated: 9 February 2010

• Anti-social behaviour

  This page explains what the Government is doing to tackle anti-social behaviour in communities.

  Updated: 9 February 2010

• Tackling anti-social behaviour

  This leaflet explains where you can go for help to tackle anti-social behaviour and how you can help solve anti-social behaviour problems in your neighbourhood.

  Updated: 9 February 2010

• Meetings between Ministers and outside interest groups between November - December 2009

  A list of meetings that have occurred between Communities and Local Government Ministers and outside interest groups between 27 November and 30 December 2009.

  Updated: 8 February 2010

• CIPFA Pensions Conference 2010

  Speech by Rosie Winterton, Minister for Local Government, at the CIPFA Pensions Conference 2010.

  Updated: 8 February 2010

• John Healey: Over £60m to lay green foundations of eco-towns

  Housing Minister John Healey has today backed the country's biggest ever green home building programme, with four areas sharing £60m cash to build over 600 new homes to the toughest ever environmental standards.

  Updated: 8 February 2010

• Healey: Cash for Crackdown on Empty Homes and Anti-Social Behaviour

  Housing Minister John Healey today announced extra support for councils to step up efforts to get empty homes back in use and reduce anti-social behaviour, including cash for an intensive crackdown in 17 local authority areas with known problems.

  Updated: 5 February 2010

• John Denham - Government is Strengthening Local Democracy

  Radical measures taken by the Government over the last six months will enable councils to continue to improve public services despite the tighter public spending constraints, Communities Secretary John Denham said today.

  Updated: 5 February 2010

• Strengthening Local Democracy: Summary of responses

  Summary of responses to the Strengthening Local Democracy consultation, including the Government response.

  Updated: 5 February 2010

• Strengthening Local Democracy Focus Group Study

  Results from focus group research undertaken in response to the Strengthening Local Democracy consultation.

  Updated: 5 February 2010

• Final Government Response to the Select Committee Report into The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government

  Final Government Response to the Select Committee Report into The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government in respect of recommendations 2, 4, 5, 6, 26 and 28.

  Updated: 5 February 2010

• National Worklessness Learning Forum

  Speech by Local Government Minister Rosie Winterton to the National Worklessness Learning Forum.

  Updated: 5 February 2010

• C'llr.10 Conference

  Speech by Communities Secretary John Denham at the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) National Conference - C'llr.10: Inspiring Councillors, Inspiring Communities.

  Updated: 5 February 2010

• We won't leave a generation behind - Rosie Winterton announces new measures to tackle worklessness

  Local Government Minister Rosie Winterton today announced further support for councils to tackle worklessness, create jobs and apprenticeships.

  Updated: 5 February 2010

• Housing and Planning Key Facts - February 2010

  This quick reference leaflet is published quarterly and contains a snapshot of the main housing and planning data.

  Updated: 5 February 2010

• DSO 3.7: Overall Employment rate (working age population) at neighbourhood level (in deprived areas), England

  This release covers the latest data for the most deprived areas in Working Neighbourhood Fund (WNF) areas and the rest of England, for July 2008-June 2009.

  Updated: 5 February 2010

• Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill: Impact assessment

  This impact assessment relates to the Local Authorities (Overview and Scrutiny) Bill which makes provision to introduce an enhanced local government scrutiny regime.

  Updated: 4 February 2010

• Helping Cumbrian Communities Recovery - Update

  This report provides an update on the 2009 Cumbria floods and the government-wide recovery effort.

  Updated: 4 February 2010

• The Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF) Scoping Study

  The Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF) Scoping Study report provides an overview of the nature and scale of the worklessness problem in WNF areas and the strategies in place to tackle it.

  Updated: 4 February 2010

• Economic prosperity boards and combined authorities: Consultation on draft statutory guidance

  This draft guidance sets out the main purpose of economic prosperity boards and combined authorities and the process for establishing such a body.

  Updated: 4 February 2010

• Informing Building Control Bodies about the withdrawal of structural design standards (British Standards) and updating Approved Documents A and C

  This divisional letter informs BCBs about the introduction of a suite of new British Standards (BSs) for structural design, based on European Standards often called the Eurocodes.

  Updated: 4 February 2010

• Communities and Local Government: public appointments plan

  The Annual Public Appointments Plan is a key strategic document which outlines Communities and Local Government's policy and approach relating to public appointments of chairs and board members of the public bodies sponsored by the Department.

  Updated: 4 February 2010

• Communities and Local Government's public bodies 2009

  Details of the public bodies sponsored by Communities and Local Government as at 31 March 2009.

  Updated: 4 February 2010

• John Healey confirms lower rents increase for council tenants

  Housing Minister John Healey confirmed a good deal for tenants in council houses today after he announced guideline rent increases will be halved for 2010-11.

  Updated: 4 February 2010

• Item 8 Credit and Item 8 Debit (General) Determination 2010-11

  The Item 8 Credit and Item 8 Debit (General) Determination 2010-2011, together with supporting papers and explanatory notes.

  Updated: 4 February 2010

• The Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2010-11

  The Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2010-2011, together with supporting papers and explanatory notes.

  Updated: 4 February 2010

• Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2010-11 (Package)

  The Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2010-11 and the Item 8 Credit and Item 8 Debit (General) Determination 2010-11 and supporting documents.

  Updated: 3 February 2010

• Meeting the 'More for Less' Challenge

  Speech by Communities Secretary John Denham to the New Local Government Network (NLGN) Annual Conference 2010.

  Updated: 3 February 2010

• John Healey backs private tenants with extra help and protection

  Housing Minister John Healey today announced new practical help and protection for tenants in privately rented homes.

  Updated: 3 February 2010

• The private rented sector: professionalism and quality – consultation: Summary of responses and next steps

  A summary of responses and next steps to the Private rented sector - professionalism and quality consultation on the Government response to the Rugg Review.

  Updated: 3 February 2010

• FRS Circular 1/2010 - Incident Recording System (IRS) - Deadlines for incident records required for the new timetable for national statistics

  This Circular lays out the deadlines for Fire and Rescue Services to supply IRS incident records required for the new timetable for the production of National Statistics

  Updated: 3 February 2010

• Planning Act 2008: guidance for the examination of applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects

  Guidance on how applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) are to be examined by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC).

  Updated: 2 February 2010

• Generic Risk Assessment 4.3: Incidents involving transport systems - Air

  Generic Risk Assessment 4.3 examines the hazards, risk and control measures relating to incidents attended by the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) involving Aircraft.

  Updated: 2 February 2010

• Generic Risk Assessment 2.1.3: Trenches/Pits

  Generic Risk Assessment 2.1.3 deals with specific activities of rescues from confined spaces that are trenches and pits.

  Updated: 2 February 2010

• John Denham urges councils to create 3000 more apprenticeships

  Three thousand more apprenticeships could be created if all local councils simply performed at the average level according to new snapshot findings Communities Secretary John Denham said today.

  Updated: 2 February 2010

• Houses in multiple occupation and possible planning responses: consultation - Summary of Responses

  This document comprises a summary of responses to the recent Government consultation on three options for addressing the impact of high concentrations of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

  Updated: 2 February 2010

• Planning Act 2008: The Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010 - Guidance

  Non-statutory guidance to aid interpretation of the Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010 and also to provide worked examples of how the fees work in practice.

  Updated: 2 February 2010

• Minister visits anti-extremism project in Harrow

  Shahid Malik is visiting Harrow on Monday 1st February to see first hand how an Internet safety training course is empowering Muslim mothers to tackle extremism in their communities.

  Updated: 1 February 2010

• Planning Act 2008: consultation on examination procedures for nationally significant infrastructure projects - Summary of responses

  A summary of responses made to public consultation on the draft examination procedures and fees. This also sets out the Government's response to the points raised during consultation and any changes made to the secondary legislation and guidance.

  Updated: 1 February 2010

• Planning Act 2008: Guidance related to procedures for compulsory acquisition

  The guidance aims to help promoters and the IPC understand the powers contained in the Planning Act 2008 and advise on the application on the correct procedures and statutory or administrative requirements.

  Updated: 1 February 2010

• Connecting Communities

  Connecting Communities seeks to reinvigorate and connect with those communities that feel the pressure from the recession most acutely.

  Updated: 1 February 2010

• John Denham - New powers to help residents fix local problems

  Communities are being given a powerful new way to fix local problems under new proposals to strengthen the ability of councils to scrutinise all local public services, announced Communities Secretary John Denham today.

  Updated: 1 February 2010

• Tackling race inequality: A statement on race

  This document sets out the renewed strategy to tackle race inequalities.

  Updated: 1 February 2010

• From Copenhagen to Croydon

  Speech by Communities Secretary John Denham to the LGA, IDeA and Energy Saving Trust climate change conference and exhibition 2010.

  Updated: 30 January 2010

• Government backs proposals for greater legal protection for tenants

  The Government has today given its formal backing to a backbench bill aimed at giving tenants greater protection when their landlords face repossession action.

  Updated: 29 January 2010

• Technical feasibility for improving the State of the Cities Database Report

  A feasibility study on replacing data within the State of the Cities Database.

  Updated: 29 January 2010

• How can the State of the Cities Database be more useful? Recommendations based on user consultation

  Recommendations on how the State of the Cities Database might be made more useful to users.

  Updated: 29 January 2010

• Unlocking Democracy

  Speech by Communities Secretary John Denham at an event hosted by Unlock Democracy.

  Updated: 28 January 2010

• Business rates information letter (1/2010) - The council tax and non-domestic rating (demand notices) regulations 2010

  This business rates information letter covers amendments to 'The Council Tax and Non-domestic Rate (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2003'.

  Updated: 28 January 2010

• John Denham - Local action on climate change will drive down fuel bills and generate new income for councils

  Radical action by councils on driving down carbon emissions will help cut fuel bills and reduce global warming Communities Secretary John Denham said today.

  Updated: 28 January 2010