Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities supports communities across the UK to thrive, making them great places to live and work.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-levelling-up-housing-and-communities

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
• Rachel Maclean MP
  Minister of State (Housing and Planning)
• Felicity Buchan MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Housing and Homelessness)
• Dehenna Davison MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Levelling Up)
• Lee Rowley MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Local Government and Building Safety)
• Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Faith and Communities, and Lords Minister)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Hold a referendum in London on abolishing the position of Mayor
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  4,393 signatures

• Extend the Help to Buy Equity Loan to people who have already owned property
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  21 signatures

• Publish a response to the Regulation of Property Agents working group report
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  60 signatures

• Require all new builds to have solar panels as condition of planning permission
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  15,145 signatures

• Hold a referendum on England becoming independent from the UK
  Open from Monday 30th May 2022 to Wednesday 14th December 2022
  351 signatures

• Suspend major development applications on green belt and protected land
  Open from Monday 23rd May 2022 to Wednesday 7th December 2022
  439 signatures

• Exempt registered care workers from council tax, while employed as a carer
  Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
  53 signatures

• Allow Landlords to Ask for a Higher Deposit from Tenants With Pets
  Open from Tuesday 10th May 2022 to Thursday 24th November 2022
  17 signatures

• Make relaxed rules for outdoor hospitality and making traffic orders permanent
  Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
  866 signatures

• Fund more free public toilets for every area
  Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
  103 signatures

• Fund minimum of 10 support centres across England for homeless youth
  Open from Thursday 28th April 2022 to Friday 11th November 2022
  82 signatures

• Give tenants the right to end short term tenancies if pests present
  Open from Monday 25th April 2022 to Tuesday 8th November 2022
  45 signatures

• Change the Standard Method for calculating local housing need
  Open from Monday 25th April 2022 to Tuesday 8th November 2022
  4,162 signatures

• Require council tax discounts for dementia are backdated to the diagnosis date
  Open from Friday 22nd April 2022 to Saturday 5th November 2022
  242 signatures

• Increase the single person Council Tax discount to 50%
  Open from Thursday 14th April 2022 to Friday 28th October 2022
  70 signatures

• Fund local authorities to refurbish skate parks
  Open from Tuesday 12th April 2022 to Wednesday 26th October 2022
  16 signatures

• Suspend Section 25 of the Landlord and Tenant Act (Grounds C to G)
  Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
  46,054 signatures

• Increase funding to house and support the homeless
  Open from Friday 8th April 2022 to Saturday 22nd October 2022
  72 signatures

• Require LPAs hold referendums on support for onshore renewables by April 2024
  Open from Friday 8th April 2022 to Saturday 22nd October 2022
  14 signatures

• Require Councils to publish all FOI responses online
  Open from Wednesday 6th April 2022 to Thursday 20th October 2022
  40 signatures

• Require councils suspend council tax payments for six months
  Open from Monday 4th April 2022 to Tuesday 18th October 2022
  24 signatures

• Offer households £350 per month for six months to house the British homeless
  Open from Wednesday 30th March 2022 to Friday 14th October 2022
  33 signatures

• Raise stamp duty land tax (SDLT) thresholds for first-time buyers
  Open from Friday 25th March 2022 to Sunday 9th October 2022
  46 signatures

• Extend Help to Buy scheme to people who have previously owned a home abroad
  Open from Wednesday 23rd March 2022 to Friday 7th October 2022
  256 signatures

• Require all public rights of way be accessible to pedestrians, horses & bicycles
  Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
  18,276 signatures

• Introduce a regulator for private landlords and caps for rent
  Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
  94 signatures

• Make property offers legally binding like in Scotland
  Open from Wednesday 16th March 2022 to Friday 30th September 2022
  44 signatures

• Help the homeless by funding a shelter and at least one healthy meal per day
  Open from Wednesday 16th March 2022 to Friday 30th September 2022
  40 signatures

• Council Tax reduction for people on private estates paying management fees
  Open from Monday 7th March 2022 to Wednesday 7th September 2022
  39 signatures

• Require local authorities obtain DBS checks before licensing Tattoo Artists
  Open from Friday 4th March 2022 to Sunday 4th September 2022
  230 signatures

• Provide the £150 council tax rebate to all bands, not just band A to D
  Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
  172 signatures

• Require homeowners prevent trees exceeding 2 meters in height
  Open from Tuesday 22nd February 2022 to Monday 22nd August 2022
  14 signatures

• Extend the Leasehold Reform Act to ground rent on existing residential leases
  Open from Wednesday 16th February 2022 to Tuesday 16th August 2022
  17,645 signatures

• Create rights to withdraw from buying a property 'off-plan' due to delays
  Open from Wednesday 16th February 2022 to Tuesday 16th August 2022
  79 signatures

• Allows the whole of the U.K. to vote for Mayor of London
  Open from Wednesday 16th February 2022 to Tuesday 16th August 2022
  26 signatures

• Create a nationwide regeneration plan run by an independent "Regeneration Tsar"
  Open from Tuesday 15th February 2022 to Monday 15th August 2022
  91 signatures

• Give tenants the right to terminate short term tenancies if repairs not made
  Open from Friday 11th February 2022 to Thursday 11th August 2022
  31 signatures

• Make altering property borders without consent a specific criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
  17 signatures

• Extend the right to aquire to rural housing association tenants
  Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
  20 signatures

• Introduce a cap for annual rent increases
  Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
  120 signatures

• Introduce new regulatory and financial measures to the Building Safety Bill
  Open from Friday 28th January 2022 to Thursday 28th July 2022
  432 signatures

• Provide funding for suitable luggage for children being taken into care
  Open from Wednesday 26th January 2022 to Tuesday 26th July 2022
  334 signatures

• Hold a referendum in Greater Manchester on removing the position of Mayor
  Open from Wednesday 26th January 2022 to Tuesday 26th July 2022
  10,453 signatures

• Council tax reduction for freehold properties paying Management Companies
  Open from Thursday 13th January 2022 to Wednesday 13th July 2022
  46 signatures

• Create a law that requires unnecessary lighting to be turned off
  Open from Wednesday 5th January 2022 to Tuesday 5th July 2022
  56 signatures

• Give residents rights to council tax refunds where they do not receive a service
  Open from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Monday 4th July 2022
  188 signatures

• Create a ‘National Sleep Strategy’ to end child bed poverty
  Open from Tuesday 4th January 2022 to Monday 4th July 2022
  18,496 signatures

• Protect tenants from eviction during the COVID pandemic
  Open from Wednesday 22nd December 2021 to Wednesday 22nd June 2022
  28 signatures

• Review provision and standard of accessible toilets and fund hoists
  Open from Monday 20th December 2021 to Monday 20th June 2022
  32 signatures

• Abolish the Planning Inspectorate and reform local planning decision making
  Open from Tuesday 14th December 2021 to Tuesday 14th June 2022
  160 signatures

• Dramatically increase funding for children’s social services
  Open from Thursday 9th December 2021 to Thursday 9th June 2022
  149 signatures

• Abolish the Vagrancy Act 1824
  Open from Tuesday 7th December 2021 to Tuesday 7th June 2022
  112 signatures

• Impose a legal timescale, and increase funding, for social services assessments
  Open from Tuesday 7th December 2021 to Tuesday 7th June 2022
  26 signatures

• Inquiry into the effectiveness of the conveyancing process
  Open from Friday 3rd December 2021 to Friday 3rd June 2022
  22 signatures

• Create new green planning requirements for residential properties
  Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
  36 signatures

• Increase the Disabled Facilities Grant to £60,000.
  Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
  297 signatures

• Require planning permission for removing any trees on brownfield
  Open from Wednesday 24th November 2021 to Tuesday 24th May 2022
  90 signatures

• Allow the Local Government Ombudsman to regulate town and parish councils.
  Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
  113 signatures

• Require audio visual recordings of all meetings involving social services
  Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
  45 signatures

• Require EHCPs for all SEN children and those with a diagnosed disability
  Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
  82 signatures

• Require new large buildings include renewable energy generation
  Open from Tuesday 16th November 2021 to Monday 16th May 2022
  106 signatures

• Revoke local government powers to charge CAZ, LEZ, and ULEZ.
  Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
  55,520 signatures

• Requirement planning permission to use/let a residential property for holidays
  Open from Monday 15th November 2021 to Sunday 15th May 2022
  908 signatures

• Ban garden and allotment fires.
  Open from Friday 12th November 2021 to Thursday 12th May 2022
  46 signatures

• Require all new buildings and homes to include solar panels
  Open from Friday 12th November 2021 to Thursday 12th May 2022
  110 signatures

• Reform council tax to a 0.48% charge of the current property value
  Open from Friday 12th November 2021 to Thursday 12th May 2022
  56 signatures

• Introduce statutory licensing & regulation of builders and construction workers
  Open from Wednesday 10th November 2021 to Tuesday 10th May 2022
  175 signatures

• Ban developments on Green belt and Greenfield sites across the country
  Open from Wednesday 10th November 2021 to Tuesday 10th May 2022
  13,947 signatures

• Make it mandatory for every building to be accessible for wheelchairs
  Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
  147 signatures

• 1% deposit on purchasing a property prior to offer acceptance to avoid pull outs
  Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
  27 signatures

• New build properties should be built with eco-friendly facilities.
  Open from Monday 8th November 2021 to Sunday 8th May 2022
  65 signatures

• Require all new tall buildings to have pumped storage systems
  Open from Wednesday 3rd November 2021 to Tuesday 3rd May 2022
  30 signatures

• Require landlords to provide all prospective tenants with floorplans
  Open from Tuesday 2nd November 2021 to Monday 2nd May 2022
  23 signatures

• Ban the use of blanket 'no children' clauses in rental contracts
  Open from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 29th April 2022
  23 signatures

• Require all cemeteries to have CCTV
  Open from Thursday 28th October 2021 to Thursday 28th April 2022
  20 signatures

• Ban the sale of property to limited companies not registered in the UK
  Open from Monday 18th October 2021 to Monday 18th April 2022
  26 signatures

• Create a new Ombudsman and protections for owners of new build homes
  Open from Tuesday 12th October 2021 to Tuesday 12th April 2022
  621 signatures

• Set a limit on the number of properties a landlord can own and lease.
  Open from Friday 8th October 2021 to Friday 8th April 2022
  42 signatures

• Review the regulation of social housing sector to ensure it meets tenants’ needs
  Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
  28 signatures

• Make the provision of pools and sports centres a statutory function of councils.
  Open from Monday 27th September 2021 to Sunday 27th March 2022
  2,392 signatures

• Use proportional representation for all local elections
  Open from Friday 24th September 2021 to Thursday 24th March 2022
  91 signatures

• Raise the Help To Buy ISA house price limit to £300,000 outside of London
  Open from Wednesday 22nd September 2021 to Tuesday 22nd March 2022
  47 signatures

• Require local authorities to provide free, accessible public toilets
  Open from Friday 17th September 2021 to Thursday 17th March 2022
  46 signatures

• Make parking in a disabled bay on private land without a Blue Badge illegal.
  Open from Tuesday 14th September 2021 to Monday 14th March 2022
  101 signatures

• Require council tax discount for all over-65s with dementia
  Open from Friday 10th September 2021 to Thursday 10th March 2022
  189 signatures

• Make house buying the same legal process in England and Wales as is in Scotland
  Open from Friday 10th September 2021 to Thursday 10th March 2022
  125 signatures

• Go up not out and reuse existing buildings - ban all building on green space
  Open from Tuesday 7th September 2021 to Monday 7th March 2022
  33 signatures

• Reconsider the decision to divide Cumbria into two Unitary Authorities
  Open from Wednesday 25th August 2021 to Friday 25th February 2022
  450 signatures

• Require local authorities to collect all plastic waste that can be recycled
  Open from Tuesday 24th August 2021 to Thursday 24th February 2022
  42 signatures

• Add green infrastructure as a nationally significant project to the Planning Act
  Open from Wednesday 18th August 2021 to Friday 18th February 2022
  44 signatures

• Fund and require the insulation of all social housing by 2025
  Open from Wednesday 18th August 2021 to Friday 18th February 2022
  8,807 signatures

• Make allotment space a legal requirement for new major housing developments.
  Open from Tuesday 17th August 2021 to Thursday 17th February 2022
  248 signatures

• Give constituents a power to recall local councillors
  Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
  764 signatures

• New planning regulations on all new houses - climate conscious energy supply.
  Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
  70 signatures

• Make heat pump installations mandatory on all new buildings.
  Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
  56 signatures

• Require all new buildings to have rainwater storage for flushing toilets
  Open from Friday 6th August 2021 to Sunday 6th February 2022
  147 signatures

• Prevent property management companies charging for documents essential for sales
  Open from Friday 6th August 2021 to Sunday 6th February 2022
  24 signatures

• Improve the minimum soundproofing requirements for residences
  Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
  146 signatures

• Review how emergency services handle location data from the public.
  Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
  376 signatures

• Make it an offence for Councillors to breach the Nolan Principles of Public Life
  Open from Monday 2nd August 2021 to Wednesday 2nd February 2022
  98 signatures

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