Department for Communities & Local Government
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) was created on 5 May 2006 with a powerful remit to promote community cohesion and equality, as well as responsibility for housing, urban regeneration, planning and local government.
Number 10 Downing Street announced the creation of a new Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) on 5 May 2006, under Ruth Kelly's leadership.
DCLG has a powerful new remit to promote community cohesion and equality, as well as responsibility for housing, urban regeneration, planning and local government. It unites the communities and Civil Renewal functions previously undertaken by the Home Office, with responsibility for regeneration, neighbourhood renewal and local government (previously held by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister).
For further information please visit the Department for Communities and Local Government Website.