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
The Balance of Power: Central and local Government - The final Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee's Sixth Report of 2008-09, The Balance of Power: Central and Local Government (HC 33-I) was published on 5 February 2010 and can be viewed here.
Local authority investments: the role of the Financial Services Authority - The Committee published its Second Report of Session 2009-10, Local authority investments: the role of the Financial Services Authority (HC 287) on Tuesday 26 January 2010. See press notice for further details.
The Supporting People Programme - The Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee Report into the Supporting People Programme has now been published. Click here to view the response.
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.
