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Michael Gove Confirms 'Laughing Gas' Will Be Banned As Part Of Government Antisocial Behaviour Plans
Michael Gove Confirms 'Laughing Gas' Will Be Banned As Part Of Government Antisocial Behaviour Plans
Communities
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that laughing gas canisters will be banned as part of a government clampdown on antisocial behaviour.
Housing Developers At Risk Of Market Ban After Not Signing Building Safety Contract
Communities
Housing Developers At Risk Of Market Ban After Not Signing Building Safety Contract
Half Of UK Charities Fear Financial Collapse, Polling Shows
Communities
Half Of UK Charities Fear Financial Collapse, Polling Shows
Major Housing Developers Missing Crucial Government Safety Contract To Avoid Ban
Communities
Major Housing Developers Missing Crucial Government Safety Contract To Avoid Ban
Ukrainian Refugees Have Struggled With Work And Housing Since Arriving In the UK
Communities
Ukrainian Refugees Have Struggled With Work And Housing Since Arriving In the UK
Lords Propose More Than 500 Changes To Government's Levelling Up Bill
Communities
Lords Propose More Than 500 Changes To Government's Levelling Up Bill
Inflation Knocks £170m Off Value Of Local Investment Cash, New Data Suggests
Communities
Inflation Knocks £170m Off Value Of Local Investment Cash, New Data Suggests
The House Live
It’s time the government stopped stalling and scrapped cruel Section 21 evictions
Communities
By Feryal Clark MP
It’s time the government stopped stalling and scrapped cruel Section 21 evictions
A step forward for left-behind neighbourhoods – and cross party working
Communities
By Diana Johnson and Paul Howell
A step forward for left-behind neighbourhoods – and cross party working
How Liam Fox passed the world's first legislation for Down syndrome
Communities
By Sophie Church
How Liam Fox passed the world's first legislation for Down syndrome
Interview
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Labour Is Braced For The Prospect Of A “Game-Changer” By-Election In Scotland
Labour Is Braced For The Prospect Of A “Game-Changer” By-Election In Scotland
Political parties
'Hugely Complex' Legislation Is Causing A Backlog Of Bills In The Lords
"Hugely Complex" Legislation Is Causing A Backlog Of Bills In The Lords
Parliament
MP Who Breached Covid Rules Could Face 30-Day Suspension
MP Who Breached Covid Rules Could Face 30-Day Suspension
Political parties
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Octopus boss Greg Jackson: The UK is going backwards on renewables
Communities
By Tali Fraser
Octopus boss Greg Jackson: The UK is going backwards on renewables
Greg Jackson has been working 14 days straight but he is not complaining. “This is what no one tells you about trying to launch an international company,” he jokes, “but I don’t mind by the way, I love my job.”
How Britain's Built Environment Became Degraded
Communities
By JS Curl
How Britain's Built Environment Became Degraded
In a stinging polemic, architectural historian and author of Making Dystopia Professor James Stevens Curl gives The House his view on exactly how Britain’s built environment lost its way
The Kwajo Tweneboa interview: 'We’re meant to be in 2023. This is like Victorian slum housing”
Communities
By Tali Fraser
The Kwajo Tweneboa interview: "We’re meant to be in 2023. This is like Victorian slum housing”
Kwajo Tweneboa was forced to become an activist after watching his father die in a flat that was not fit to live in. He tells Tali Fraser about the pressure he’s under as he fights for a good home for all – and why he feels let down by Labour.
Communities news
Would better local infrastructure mean less development on greenbelt sites? Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Would better local infrastructure mean less development on greenbelt sites?
Statistics obtained and released by the BBC on 9 June 2015 showed a marked increase in the number of home approvals on greenbelt land since 2009-2010. It emerged that almost 12,000 homes on greenbelt land were approved in 2014-2015, compared to 2,258 homes in 2009-2010.
Partner content
Communities
By Community Development Foundation
Government should honour its paid-volunteering leave pledge
Reports in yesterdays Financial Times that the governments paid-volunteering leave policy is to be shelved could severely hamper political engagement, according to the Community Development Foundation (CDF)s latest research.
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
A focus on brownfield sites will minimise pressure on greenbelt land
The Federation of Master Builders responds to new figures showing a rise in the number of approved homes for construction ongreenbelt land in England.
Metro Mayors will marginalise communities and increase the democratic deficit
Communities
By John Pugh
Metro Mayors will marginalise communities and increase the democratic deficit
Lib Dem MP for Southport Dr John Pugh highlights his concerns about City regions and metro mayors ahead of his Westminster Hall debate later today.
Baroness Gardner: Public needs to know what Right to Buy means for now and the future
Communities
By Baroness Gardner of Parkes
Baroness Gardner: Public needs to know what Right to Buy means for now and the future
Conservative peer Baroness Gardner considers how the Government’s proposed extension of Right to Buy will impact on councils and housing associations.
Partner content
Communities
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
Enhancing local authority powers can rebalance housebuilding sector, say countryside campaigners
CPRE paper finds nine largest housing developers have 314,000 housing plots in strategic land banks.
Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB launches Ageing Population Survey
Today, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched its: Ageing Population Survey.
Partner content
Communities
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Key trade bodies create 'Glazing Supply Chain Group' to empower the industry
Several key trade bodies in the Glass and Glazing industry have joined forces to form the Glazing Supply Chain Group.
Partner content
Communities
By Community Development Foundation
Trust in democracy - new report
How community groups bridge the gap between people and politics, a new report by the Community Development Foundation.
Partner content
Health
By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
CIEH responds to the Queen's Speech
Responding to announcements in the Queens speech, the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Graham Jukes OBE, said:
Queen’s Speech: the building industry reacts Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Queen’s Speech: the building industry reacts
Following yesterday's Queen’s Speech, building industry experts analyse what impact the Government’s legislative agenda will have on the sector. 
The government’s plan of action for housing and planning policy Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
The government’s plan of action for housing and planning policy
The Queen set out the governments programme for the coming year on several issues, including housing and planning policy.
Ideal Queen's Speech: Time for a 5 yearly safety check on electrical appliances in the private rented sector Partner content
Communities
By Electrical Safety First
Ideal Queen's Speech: Time for a 5 yearly safety check on electrical appliances in the private rented sector
Why should such a Bill be introduced in the Queen’s Speech? Electrical Safety First believes the figures speak for themselves.
Ideal Queen’s Speech: the Federation of Master Builders sets out its agenda Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Ideal Queen’s Speech: the Federation of Master Builders sets out its agenda
The Federation of Master Builders assesses how next week’s Queen’s Speech will affect the construction industry.
Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
BSA elects a new Deputy Chairman
Dick Jenkins, Chief Executive of Bath Building Society, has been elected Deputy Chairman of the Building Societies Association.
Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
Independent review of building society governance published
Management and governance at building societies must be every bit as rigorous as that at shareholder-owned banks.
Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
Housing crisis needs long-term Government strategy and multi-agency action
Opening the BSA Conference in Harrogate today (20 May), Chief Executive, Robin Fieth called on the new Government to deliver a long term strategy to counter the housing crisis.
Partner content
Communities
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed on G-Cloud framework, UK
Mott MacDonald has been appointed on Lots 3 and 4 of the G-Cloud 6 framework.
Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
The National Federation of Builders’ child safety campaign kicks off
Stay Safe, Stay Away is a multi-award winning and increasingly popular campaign that the National Federation of Builders (NFB) promotes annually.
Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
The Cities Devolution Bill: what does it mean for existing local structures?
George Osborne has announced that the government will include a Cities Devolution Bill in the Queens Speech on 27 May.
Partner content
Communities
By Community Development Foundation
Devolution of powers - step in the right direction, but access to finance is critical
The need to re-balance the UK economy away from the hot house of London is a much talked about policy goal.
Election aftermath: what a Tory majority government means for housing Partner content
Communities
By Moat
Election aftermath: what a Tory majority government means for housing
In the aftermath of the general election leading industry experts have been analysing the future prospects for UK housing under a Conservative majority government.
Partner content
Communities
By Independent Age
Independent Age welcomes the appointment of Greg Clark as Communities and Local Government Secretary
In response to the appointment of Greg Clark as Communities and Local Government Secretary, Simon Bottery, Director of Policy and External Relations at Independent Age, said:
Under construction: the building industry sets out its priorities for the next government Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Under construction: the building industry sets out its priorities for the next government
Following one of the most unpredictable and surprising general elections in recent years, building industry representatives give their reaction and set out their priorities for the next government. 
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Women into Leadership Edinburgh
2023
Edinburgh
Women into Leadership Edinburgh
Net Zero Week 2023
2023
Online
Net Zero Week 2023
Women into Leadership Online
2023
Online
Women into Leadership Online
Green Infrastructure Week 2023
2023
Online
Green Infrastructure Week 2023