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Home Secretary’s speech to the APCC and NPCC partnership summit 2017

Home Secretary Amber Rudd addresses National Police Chiefs Council and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners annual summit...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 14:40

LGA responds to government announcement on letting agent fees

Responding to the publication of the Government’s draft bill on letting fees, Cllr Martin Tett, the Local Government Association’s Housing Spokesman, said...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 14:04

UK-India Partnership hailed as Science Minister announces winners of inaugural Newton Prize

Science Minister Jo Johnson announces first ever winners of the Newton Prize 2017 during two-day trip to India...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 13:48

Tracey Crouch outlines aims and successes of Sport Strategy at UKActive Conference

Two years on from the publication of Sporting Future, the government's sports strategy, Tracey Crouch updates UKActive conference on how this improved approach to sport, exercise and wellbeing...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 12:36

Number of children in long-term workless households at lowest level in a decade

The number of children in the UK living in long-term workless households is 1.1 million, down 92,000 on the year...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 12:35

Written statement on the Grenfell Recovery Taskforce

Sajid Javid (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government): On 25th July 2017, I appointed the independent Grenfell Recovery Taskforce to support and challenge the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) following the Grenfell Tower disaster...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 11:28

£1 million community sponsorship capacity building fund opens for bids

A £1 million fund for organisations and communities wanting to support refugees coming to the UK opens for bids today...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 11:07

Government action to end letting agent fees

Draft Tenant Fees Bill will be introduced to Parliament to ban letting fees for tenants...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 11:05

Government cuts force London Mayor to reduce police front counters

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan today (Wednesday 1st November) confirmed plans to reduce the number of police front counters in London and save an additional £8 million...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 10:06

Transport Committee to examine Airports National Policy Statement

The Transport Committee is to carry out an inquiry into the revised proposal for an Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) tabled by the Government on 24 October...

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 10:05