Department for Communities and Local Government
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History
The Department for Communities and Local Government was created in May 2006.
It is the successor department to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).
Roles
It is an expanded department with a powerful new remit to:
- Promote building more and better homes
- Reduce homelessness
- Improve local public services
- Regenerate areas to create more jobs
- Work to produce a sustainable environment
- Tackle anti-social behaviour and extremism
The Department sets UK policy on local government, housing, urban regeneration, planning and fire and rescue. They have responsibility for all race equality and community cohesion related issues across Great Britain and for building regulations, fire safety and some housing issues in England and Wales. The rest of their work applies only to England.
Seven Policy Areas:
- Cities and regions
- Communities and neighbourhoods
- Fire and resilience
- Housing
- Planning, building and the environment
- Local government
- Thames Gateway and the Olympics
Structure
Communities and Local Government's Ministers work closely with:
- A Board of senior managers
- Four Executive Agencies
- A range of public bodies with special expertise in different areas
