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• County Councils Network - Counties in a Changing World

  County Councils Network – Counties in a Changing World: a speech by John Healey MP, 17 November 2008.

  Updated: 20 November 2008

• Analysis of consultation responses proposals for amending Part G (Hygiene) of the building regulations and Approved Document G

  This report sets out the summary and analysis of responses for the consultation on proposals for amending Part G (Hygiene) of the building regulations and Approved Document G.

  Updated: 20 November 2008

• More councils to offer homes and jobs advice

  Sixty councils will benefit from increased funding to boost their housing and employment advice options for local residents, announced Communities Minister Iain Wright.

  Updated: 20 November 2008

• Working Towards Community Cohesion in a Time of Uncertainty

  Working Towards Community Cohesion in a Time of Uncertainty - a speech by Sadiq Khan, University of Buckinghamshire, High Wycombe, Wednesday 12 November 2008.

  Updated: 20 November 2008

• FRS Circular 61/2008 - Fire and Rescue Service Equality and Diversity Awards 2009

  This circular announces the launch of the 2009 Equality and Diversity Award Scheme for the Fire and Rescue Service.

  Updated: 20 November 2008

• New chair for the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation

  Communities and Local Government today announced that Bob Lane OBE is the new Chair of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC).

  Updated: 20 November 2008

• House Building: September Quarter 2008, England

  New house building starts and completions in England and its regions to September 2008. Figures for the UK and constituent countries are also available in the accompanying tables.

  Updated: 20 November 2008

• Understanding Digital Exclusion - Research Report

  Using the latest available data from sources such as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the Office of Communications (Ofcom), this report considers the most recent trends in the uptake of digital technologies.

  Updated: 20 November 2008

• Technology Futures and Digital Inclusion - Research Report

  This document explores the technological advancements that currently influence key developments in the digital inclusion policy area and future trends.

  Updated: 20 November 2008

• Local authority capital expenditure and receipts, England: 2007-08 final outturn

  This release provides the final outturn estimates of local authority revenue expenditure and financing for the financial year April 2007 to March 2008.

  Updated: 20 November 2008

• No-one left out: Ending Rough Sleeping by 2012

  Speech made by Iain Wright, Minister for Homelessness at the Crisis Annual Conference.

  Updated: 19 November 2008

• Address to the Housing Corporation's Rural Housing Group

  Speech made by Communities and Local Government Minister Iain Wright at the Housing Corporation's Rural Housing Group.

  Updated: 19 November 2008

• Improving Public Access to Toilets: Guidance on Community Toilet Schemes and SatLav

  This guidance provides an overview of the Community Toilet Scheme developed by the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, as well as a step-by-step guide on how to set up a similar scheme.

  Updated: 19 November 2008

• New goal to end rough sleeping

  A major new drive to end rough sleeping by 2012 was announced by the Government today.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• Blears – next steps in delivering parish power

  Communities Secretary Hazel Blears today outlined plans to encourage new town and parish councils to be set up so that more decision-making powers are devolved to local people, and said she particularly wanted to see more set up in urban areas.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• Rough Sleeping 10 Years On: From the streets to independent living and opportunity: Analysis of responses to discussion paper - Ultra Executive Summary

  This document (ultra executive summary) reports on the responses received to the discussion paper 'Rough Sleeping 10 Years On: From the streets to independent living and opportunity'.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• Generic Risk Assessment 5.7 - Explosives, Version 2 - Part 1

  This new Generic Risk Assessment (GRA) considers the hazards, risks and control measures for operational incidents where explosives, which include fireworks, are or are suspected to be involved.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• Generic Risk Assessment 3.2 - High Rise Firefighting, Version 2 - September 2008

  This assessment considers the hazard risks and control measures for operational incidents involving high rise buildings.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• FRS Circular 60/2008 - ‘Do you have paying guests?’ - information on complying with fire safety law

  This Circular covers an information booklet on the application of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 to small premises providing accommodation.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• Environmental Protection, Fire and Rescue Manual - Volume 2: Fire Service Operations

  This manual contains guidance for Fire and Rescue Services on preventing and if necessary, dealing with incidents with the potential to pollute.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• New fire safety help for B&Bs, guest houses and self catering properties

  An easy to use booklet to help small accommodation providers comply with fire safety rules was launched by Fire Minister Sadiq Khan today.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• No One Left Out – Communities ending rough sleeping

  No One Left Out is a new rough sleeping strategy consisting of a fifteen point action plan that sets out our vision to work with partners to end rough sleeping by 2012. It was developed with leading rough sleeping charities.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• Rough Sleeping 10 Years On: From the streets to independent living and opportunity: Analysis of responses to discussion paper - Executive Summary

  This document (executive summary) reports on the responses received to the discussion paper 'Rough Sleeping 10 Years On: From the streets to independent living and opportunity'.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• Do you have paying guests?

  ‘Do you Have Paying Guests’ gives additional information to support small accommodation providers in complying with fire safety legislation.

  Updated: 18 November 2008

• Earned Autonomy

  Speech by Sadiq Khan MP speaking at Inclusion’s Local Works Convention, ACC Liverpool

  Updated: 17 November 2008

• Practical use of the Well-Being Power

  This document is based on research commissioned by Department which examined local authorities' take-up and use of the Well-Being Power and the factors which had affected it.

  Updated: 17 November 2008

• Evaluation of the take-up and use of the Well-Being Power: Research Summary

  This report provides a summary of the overall findings of this study which examined local authorities' take-up and use of the Well-Being Power and the factors which had affected it.

  Updated: 17 November 2008

• REACH moves into the final stages of the search for role models to inspire Black Boys

  The final 51 REACH role model candidates are being put through their paces this week as the final stage of the recruitment process for the REACH role model group kicks off.

  Updated: 17 November 2008

• Healey - wellbeing power is forgotten tool in tough economic times

  Councils have not used a legal power that could help their area ride out tough economic times, the Government warned today.

  Updated: 17 November 2008

• Community Perspectives on Digital Inclusion: Qualitative Research to Support the Development of the Digital Inclusion Strategy - Research Report

  This report summarises insights and experiences from community and third sector organisations involved in initiatives aimed at opening up digital technologies to excluded communities.

  Updated: 17 November 2008

• Delivering Digital Inclusion Annex: Public Sector Use of Information and Communications Technologies to Support Social Equality

  Annex of the Action Plan which outlines the key issues relating to the use of digital technology and argues why digital exclusion is an increasingly urgent social problem.

  Updated: 17 November 2008

• An Analysis of International Digital Strategies: Why develop a digital inclusion strategy and what should be the focus? Research Report

  This report provides results from the analysis of documents and contact with Digital Inclusion experts in 30 countries, setting out the international picture of digital inclusion policy and initiatives.

  Updated: 17 November 2008

• Online Social Networks - Research Report

  This report examines how the current popularity of Social Networking sites (such as Bebo and Facebook) could contribute to furthering Digital Inclusion.

  Updated: 17 November 2008

• Delivering Digital Inclusion: An Action Plan for Consultation

  The Action Plan outlines the key issues relating to the use of digital technology and argues why digital exclusion is an increasingly urgent social problem.

  Updated: 17 November 2008

• Address to the Association of Convenience Store Owners

  Speech by Iain Wright MP to the Association of Convenience Store Owners

  Updated: 14 November 2008

• Preventing violent extremism learning and development exercise

  The Audit Commission and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary undertook a learning and development exercise to draw out learning from the first year of local work to prevent violent extremism.

  Updated: 14 November 2008

• Letter announcing Regulatory Reform Order (2008) No. 2840

  This letter is to inform all local authorities Chief Executives and other council staff with legal responsibility for legislation that the Regulatory Reform Order Reform Order (28 No.2840) came into force on 30 October 2008.

  Updated: 14 November 2008

• Summary of responses from the Local Authority Property Search Services paper and the Local Authorities (Charges for Property Searches) (England and Wales) Regulations paper

  This single summary of responses was published for the two consultations on Local Authority Property Search Services.

  Updated: 13 November 2008

• Senior Procurement Opportunities (Closing date: 27 November 2008)

  Details of three senior procurement vacancies in Communities and Local Government.

  Updated: 13 November 2008

• Address to the World Urban Forum: Productive and Environmentally Friendly Cities

  Speech by Iain Wright MP to the World Urban Forum

  Updated: 13 November 2008

• Before the well runs dry: sustainable building to save water

  Speech by Margaret Beckett to the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators.

  Updated: 13 November 2008

• Building work, replacements and repairs to your home

  This leaflet highlights the types of building work that need to notified to the Local Building Control Authority unless work is carried out by a Competent Persons Scheme (CPS) installer.

  Updated: 12 November 2008

• The Working Neighbourhoods Fund 2009-2011: Revising the Third Criterion - Consultation

  This consultation seeks views on the Government’s proposal to revise the third criterion used to determine the eligibility of English local authorities for the Working Neighbourhoods Fund.

  Updated: 12 November 2008

• Plans to build new fire stations across the country take off

  £130m has been set aside for Fire and Rescue Service projects to build new stations and other facilities, Fire Minister Sadiq Khan announced today.

  Updated: 12 November 2008

• Local Government Assocation Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism

  Speech by Hazel Blears to the Local Government Association Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism.

  Updated: 11 November 2008

• Preventing violent extremism: learning and development exercise

  Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has today published a report from the Audit Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary which assesses the progress that has been made on Preventing Violent Extremism to date.

  Updated: 11 November 2008

• Specification for software to generate the Advisory Report using the database of measures and payback periods

  This document describes the software specification behind producing an Advisory Report for a Display Energy Certificate.

  Updated: 11 November 2008

• Display Energy Certificate Software Specification

  This document describes the software specification behind producing an Operation Rating for a Display Energy Certificate.

  Updated: 11 November 2008

• House Price Index - September 2008

  This release provides information on house prices based on mortgage completion information during the month of September 2008.

  Updated: 11 November 2008

• Leasehold Advisory Service: Board Member (Closing date 10 December 2008)

  Details of a vacancy for a Board member of the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE).

  Updated: 11 November 2008