Communities and Local Government Committee
Welcome to the homepage of the Committee for Communities and Local Government (formerly known as the Committee on the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister).
The Committee was established on 13 July 2005 to examine the expenditure, policy and administration of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Following the machinery of Government, changes on 5 May 2006, the Department for Communities and Local Government succeeded the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. A motion to rename the Committee, the Communities and Local Government Committee, was agreed by the House of Commons on 27 June 2006.
The Committee's membership of eleven is made up exclusively of Members of Parliament. It is appointed for the duration of the Parliament.
Information on the Committee, its work and membership can be found through the links below:-
Current Inquiries | Recent Inquiries and Major Reports
About the Committee | Giving Evidence | Attending a Meeting | Transcripts of Oral Evidence | Formal Minutes
What's New
Beyond Decent Homes - The Committee will be visiting Stockport on Monday 23 November 2009 and during the visit will hold an oral evidence session in the Council Chamber of Stockport Town Hall . See meetings for further details.
FiReControl - The Communities and Local Government Committee has decided to undertake a brief inquiry into the FiReControl programme. See press notice for further details.
Proposed changes to Planning Policy Statement 6 (Town centres) - The Communities and Local Government Committee published its Second Special Report of Session 2008–09, Need and impact: planning for town centres: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2008–09, on Thursday 12 November 2009.
Supporting People - The Communities and Local Government Committee published its Thirteenth Report of Session 2008–09, The Supporting People Programme (HC 649-I) and (HC 649-II) on Tuesday 3 November 2009. See press notice for further details.
Local authority investments - The Communities and Local Government Committee published its First Special Report of Session 2008–09, Local authority investments: Government, CIPFA, FSA and Audit Commission Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2008–09, on Wednesday 28 October 2009. See press notice for further details.
CLG's 'Strengthening local democracy’ consultation paper - Dr Phyllis Starkey, Chair of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee, responds to CLG’s “biggest single transfer of power in a generation” announcement. You can view the consultation paper here. See press notice for further details.
Inquiries
FiReControl - The Communities and Local Government Committee has decided to undertake a brief inquiry into the FiReControl programme. See press notice and inquiry subject page for further details.
Preventing Violent Extremism - The Communities and Local Government Committee are undertaking an inquiry into ‘Prevent’, the Government’s programme for preventing violent extremism. The inquiry was launched on 21 July 2009. See press notice for further details and inquiry subject page.
Beyond Decent Homes: decent housing standards post 2010 – The Committee launched an inquiry into decent housing standards on Wednesday 22 July. For further details see press notice and inquiry subject page.
Proposed changes to Planning Policy Statement 6 (Town centres) - The Committee is undertaking a brief inquiry into the Government's proposed changes to Planning policy Statement (PPS) 6 (Town centres). For further details see Inquiry Subject Page.
Supporting People - The Committee is undertaking an inquiry into Supporting People. For further details see the Inquiry Subject Page.
Local Authority Investments - The Committee is undertaking an inquiry into Local Authority Investments. For further details see the Local Authority Investments Inquiry Subject Page.
