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These are interesting times for government social policy. The advent of Pride in Place has meant a renewed focus on intensive...

Whilst preparing for the introduction of the Pride in Place Programme (PIPP), local authorities and all those involved must take the...

For those who might have missed it in the run up to Christmas, MHCLG have produced, in addition to the prospectus, further guidance in...

With the turn of the year, thoughts in those areas selected by the Government for the new ‘Pride in Place’ programme will be turning in...

It was great to read this week of the Entertainer (incidentally, the shop where my middle son always bought his Star Wars toys) moving...

What the 2025 Spending Review means for social businesses: Five key takeaways The UK Government’s 2025 Spending Review sets out long-term...

The Government has today announced that 25 ‘trailblazer neighbourhoods’ will receive up to £20 million over the next decade.  This is hot...

The sun was shining in Leeds for UKREiiF 2025, and with the brightening of the weather came the brightening of our optimism and...

It is hard to believe that it will be a year since, amid all the rain, UKREiiF 2024 was hit by the announcement of a General Election....

The Government announced the new Plan for Neighbourhoods £1.5bn funding pot, last month, which I'm sure will be very welcome news for the...

The Law Commission has recently issued a consultation on their proposal to reform the law around compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) with...

On 1 March 2024, the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities wrote to chief planning officers in Homes England and all CEOs of...