Minister of State for Housing and Planning
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| Formed | May 2006 |
| Jurisdiction | England |
| Headquarters | 2 Marsham Street, London, England |
| Annual budget | £28.1 billion (current) & £3.5 billion (capital) for 2011-12 |
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| Website | www |
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is the UK Government department for communities and local government in England. It was established in May 2006 and is the successor to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, established in 2001. Its headquarters is located at 2 Marsham Street, London.
There are corresponding departments in the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, responsible for communities and local government in their respective jurisdictions.
The Communities and Local Government ministers are as follows:
As well as working at the Department for Communities and Local Government, Richard Harrington works jointly at the Home Office and the Department for International Development.
The Permanent Secretary is Melanie Dawes who took up her post on 1 March 2015.
Henry Smith was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 26 May 2015.
DCLG was formed in July 2001 as part of the Cabinet Office with the title Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), headed by the then Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott. In May 2002 the ODPM became a separate department after absorbing the local government and regions portfolios from the defunct Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. The ODPM was criticised in some quarters for adding little value and the Environmental Audit Committee had reported negatively on the department in the past. During the 5 May 2006 reshuffle of Tony Blair's government, it was renamed and Ruth Kelly became the first Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
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