Big changes are coming to the way elections work – and a once-in-a-generation change will allow 16 and 17-year-olds to get involved in democracy across the UK for the first time in history. What’s changing? 👩🎓 Young people get to vote – 16 and 17-year-olds across the UK are finally being given the right …
There has been some national and local media coverage of a major expansion of the Pride in Place scheme, announced by the government yesterday. The new package is worth up to £800 million, allowing 40 new areas across England to decide where to …
There has been coverage and discussion on social media about the Decent Homes Standard and what that means for private renters. Read more here about the changes we’re making and why, as well as the new rights and tough rules …
Reports yesterday suggested that 22 areas across England will have their elections delayed. This is pure speculation. So far we have had responses from a fraction of the councils that are due to hold their elections in May this year. …
Yesterday, we launched a major consultation on a revamped National Planning Policy Framework – the most significant rewrite of planning rules in over a decade – to accelerate the delivery of 1.5 million homes this Parliament. The reforms will unlock new jobs, infrastructure, and clean energy, while …
Today, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced planned reforms to provide local authorities with powers to clean up local politics. This responds to the challenges local authorities have faced since the Localism Act in 2011, which has …
There has been widespread national, trade and broadcast coverage on the department’s announcement on the Renters’ Rights Bill receiving Royal Assent. England’s 11 million private renters will have significant increase to their rights in a generation as the government’s Renters’ Rights Bill …
There has been widespread national, regional and broadcast coverage today on the department’s announcement on new laws now in force protecting social housing tenants from emergency hazards and damp and mould. Awaab’s Law is a legacy to two-year-old Awaab Ishak who …
This week the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced the Pride in Place Programme, a landmark £5 billion initiative that will see money handed to communities to invest in their priorities and revitalise high streets over the …
There has been media coverage today following a report in the Telegraph speculating on the government’s approach to tackling anti-Muslim hatred. The government is firmly committed to tackling all forms of hatred and division, including the unacceptable rise in anti-Muslim …