Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is central to the mission-driven government, from fixing the foundations of an affordable home to handing power back to communities and rebuilding local governments. MHCLG is a ministerial department, supported by 19 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
  Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Luke Hall MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government)
• The Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
• Eddie Hughes MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Rough Sleeping & Housing)
• Lord Stephen Greenhalgh
  Minister of State (Minister for Building Safety and Communities)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Require permanent, maintained grass strips for public footpaths crossing fields
  Opened on Friday 23rd January 2026
  24 signatures so far

• Funding for local authorities and police tackle noise from short-term lets
  Opened on Wednesday 21st January 2026
  29 signatures so far

• Provide funding to make 25% of all public loos stoma friendly
  Opened on Wednesday 21st January 2026
  1,502 signatures so far

• Limit council tax increases to the lowest of either inflation or 5%
  Opened on Wednesday 21st January 2026
  436 signatures so far

• Fund a system of sleeping pods in town and city centres
  Opened on Tuesday 20th January 2026
  40 signatures so far

• Review misleading practices relating to government domestic solar/biomass scheme
  Opened on Tuesday 20th January 2026
  249 signatures so far

• Ban Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes
  Opened on Monday 19th January 2026
  48 signatures so far

• Require a minimum percentage of all parking to be for disabled people
  Opened on Monday 19th January 2026
  41 signatures so far

• Government to reverse delay on mayoral elections in the UK
  Opened on Monday 19th January 2026
  922 signatures so far

• Launch a review of the UK construction industry
  Opened on Monday 19th January 2026
  238 signatures so far

• Update building regulations to require more women’s toilets in public buildings.
  Opened on Friday 16th January 2026
  90 signatures so far

• Fund new Jewish community centres to foster cohesion and combat antisemitism.
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  91 signatures so far

• Fund converting vacant Public & Commercial Buildings into Affordable Housing
  Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
  41 signatures so far

• Require shelters & temporary housing providers to allow pets for homeless people
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  4,518 signatures so far

• Launch a review into improving social housing provision for families
  Opened on Wednesday 14th January 2026
  668 signatures so far

• Require Councils to Permit Cross-Pavement EV Charging
  Opened on Tuesday 6th January 2026
  40 signatures so far

• Abolish Ground Rent for Existing Residential Leasehold Properties
  Opened on Tuesday 6th January 2026
  15,467 signatures so far

• Disregard Transitional Protection when assessing Council Tax
  Opened on Monday 5th January 2026
  47 signatures so far

• Cap service charges & require publication of how they are calculated and spent
  Opened on Monday 22nd December 2025
  636 signatures so far

• Require social housing storage spaces for buggies of families above ground floor
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  32 signatures so far

• Change the law to exempt church clock chimes from noise abatement regulations
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  100 signatures so far

• Review PRS homes run by social landlords and require fair redress
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  37 signatures so far

• Stop the cancellation of Local Elections to help uphold democracy
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  3,815 signatures so far

• Hold a referendum on banning housing developments in the green belt
  Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
  2,159 signatures so far

• Require a referendum for the establishment of any combined mayoral authority
  Opened on Thursday 18th December 2025
  49 signatures so far

• Require anyone standing for MP to have prior business experience
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  86 signatures so far

• Ban elected officials from holding or running for foreign public office
  Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
  70 signatures so far

• Require DBS checks for all contractors for housing associations and councils
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  36 signatures so far

• Introduce regulation limiting estate agent contracts to a maximum of 28 days
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  19 signatures so far

• Make Japanese Knotweed surveys mandatory when selling property
  Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
  26 signatures so far

• 8 week benefit transition period for working people in supported accommodation
  Opened on Monday 15th December 2025
  19 signatures so far

• Ban the use of live animals in Local Authority organised parades and events
  Opened on Monday 15th December 2025
  58 signatures so far

• Unfreeze LHA and uprate by rent cost increases each year
  Opened on Thursday 11th December 2025
  51 signatures so far

• Fine Local Authorities & penalise LA officers who don’t fulfil SEND obligations
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  50 signatures so far

• Reduce the time of day that fireworks can be set off to between 5pm & 8pm
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  301 signatures so far

• Make 5 November a bank holiday.
  Opened on Wednesday 10th December 2025
  29 signatures so far

• Abolish UK Mayors
  Opened on Tuesday 9th December 2025
  100 signatures so far

• Make all official travel passes acceptable as voter ID
  Opened on Monday 8th December 2025
  34 signatures so far

• Cap the level Parish & Town Councils can raise tax to without a local referendum
  Opened on Thursday 4th December 2025
  81 signatures so far

• Give leaseholders a right to force a buy-back after serious mismanagement
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
  361 signatures so far

• Fund the construction of more children’s homes
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
  20 signatures so far

• Require a referendum in the local area subject to a council being abolished
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  138 signatures so far

• National rough sleeping programme: permanent, safe accommodation and support
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  151 signatures so far

• Require sanitary waste bins in all toilets regardless of gender
  Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
  670 signatures so far

• Stop the leasehold debt being passed on to new buyers
  Opened on Wednesday 26th November 2025
  65 signatures so far

• Remove power to cancel local government elections
  Opened on Tuesday 25th November 2025
  154,635 signatures so far

• Extend Awaab's Law and the Decent Homes Standard to all temporary accommodation
  Opened on Monday 24th November 2025
  30 signatures so far

• Classify affordable housing as critical national infrastructure
  Opened on Friday 21st November 2025
  174 signatures so far

• Make Carbon Monoxide Alarms a Legal Requirement in Every Household
  Opened on Thursday 20th November 2025
  78 signatures so far

• Review enforcement of Section 132 of the Highways Act
  Opened on Wednesday 19th November 2025
  28 signatures so far

• National guidelines to standardise burial fees and ban non-resident surcharges
  Opened on Monday 17th November 2025
  219 signatures so far

• Review enforcement of loading area restrictions and penalties
  Opened on Monday 17th November 2025
  23 signatures so far

• Require landlords to sell vacant properties to house homeless and refugees
  Opened on Monday 17th November 2025
  53 signatures so far

• Conduct review of abandoned buildings and potential to refurbish into shelters
  Opened on Friday 14th November 2025
  90 signatures so far

• Amend the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations
  Open from Thursday 6th November 2025 to Wednesday 6th May 2026
  23 signatures

• Review consumer contract laws to stop non-agreed charges in construction
  Open from Thursday 6th November 2025 to Wednesday 6th May 2026
  26 signatures

• Restore the Electoral Commission's Independence
  Open from Wednesday 5th November 2025 to Tuesday 5th May 2026
  17,258 signatures

• Only resident British citizens over 18 should be allowed to vote in elections.
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  571 signatures

• Establish a Legally Managed & Owned HSE-Registered Electrical Safety Scheme
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  182 signatures

• Fund Financial Support and Debt Relief for Survivors of Abusive Relationships
  Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
  27 signatures

• Set national planning rules to ban incinerators near facilities for children
  Open from Friday 24th October 2025 to Friday 24th April 2026
  373 signatures

• Review rules regarding buyers who pull out of a chain
  Open from Friday 24th October 2025 to Friday 24th April 2026
  89 signatures

• Allow people with Indefinite Leave to Remain to vote in parliamentary elections
  Open from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Thursday 23rd April 2026
  112 signatures

• Require councils to conduct annual survey of all local properties.
  Open from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Thursday 23rd April 2026
  46 signatures

• Social housing: when tenant passes away council must not be able to evict family
  Open from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Thursday 23rd April 2026
  73 signatures

• Extend the kinship care allowance pilot to all local authorities
  Open from Wednesday 15th October 2025 to Wednesday 15th April 2026
  5,775 signatures

• Give British homeless same legal protection from destitution as asylum seekers
  Open from Monday 13th October 2025 to Monday 13th April 2026
  480 signatures

• Increase funding to Local Authorities for home-educated children with safeguards
  Open from Monday 13th October 2025 to Monday 13th April 2026
  79 signatures

• Require disabled toilets to have a fold down shelf for stoma users
  Open from Thursday 2nd October 2025 to Thursday 2nd April 2026
  954 signatures

• Introduce law to allow voters to recall local government councillors
  Open from Thursday 2nd October 2025 to Thursday 2nd April 2026
  544 signatures

• Require cemeteries to give more rights to family members to erect a headstone
  Open from Thursday 2nd October 2025 to Thursday 2nd April 2026
  183 signatures

• Ban family houses from being converted into Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs)
  Open from Thursday 2nd October 2025 to Thursday 2nd April 2026
  671 signatures

• Amend the home buying process in England to align with Scotland
  Open from Tuesday 30th September 2025 to Monday 30th March 2026
  213 signatures

• Make politically motivated vandalism a specific offence with strong penalties
  Open from Monday 29th September 2025 to Sunday 29th March 2026
  32 signatures

• Limit Lord Mayor Tenure to Two Terms
  Open from Monday 29th September 2025 to Sunday 29th March 2026
  177 signatures

• Ban fines for parking overstays of less than one hour
  Open from Friday 26th September 2025 to Thursday 26th March 2026
  105 signatures

• Mandate & fund the painting of all English zebra crossing with St George’s Cross
  Open from Monday 22nd September 2025 to Sunday 22nd March 2026
  53 signatures

• New regulations mandatory landlord checks and invest in more social housing
  Open from Monday 22nd September 2025 to Sunday 22nd March 2026
  44 signatures

• Ban councils from removing the Union Flag and the flags of the four nations
  Open from Monday 22nd September 2025 to Sunday 22nd March 2026
  263 signatures

• Require sellers to complete surveys & probate before marketing their property
  Open from Thursday 18th September 2025 to Wednesday 18th March 2026
  66 signatures

• Fund more affordable, accessible housing for families with disabled children
  Open from Wednesday 17th September 2025 to Tuesday 17th March 2026
  92 signatures

• Develop government guidance encouraging councils to fly Pride & equality flags
  Open from Tuesday 16th September 2025 to Monday 16th March 2026
  66 signatures

• Add the Progress Pride Flags to the flags that don’t require permission
  Open from Tuesday 16th September 2025 to Monday 16th March 2026
  217 signatures

• Clarify the legal definition of “adjacent to a highway” in planning law
  Open from Monday 15th September 2025 to Sunday 15th March 2026
  26 signatures

• Make it mandatory that all cemeteries have CCTV
  Open from Monday 15th September 2025 to Sunday 15th March 2026
  43 signatures

• Strengthen the legal duty of owners to protect Listed structures from damage
  Open from Thursday 11th September 2025 to Wednesday 11th March 2026
  129 signatures

• Legislate to allow landlords to sell properties directly to government
  Open from Wednesday 10th September 2025 to Tuesday 10th March 2026
  27 signatures

• Legislate for tenants to give two weeks’ notice if cancelling social home swap
  Open from Wednesday 10th September 2025 to Tuesday 10th March 2026
  22 signatures

• Don't allow building extensions without planning permission
  Open from Wednesday 10th September 2025 to Tuesday 10th March 2026
  25 signatures

• Change the law for planning permission on protected properties that burn down
  Open from Thursday 4th September 2025 to Wednesday 4th March 2026
  57 signatures

• Hold a London-wide referendum on leaving the GLA, and giving the GLA more powers
  Open from Wednesday 3rd September 2025 to Tuesday 3rd March 2026
  53 signatures

• Require political parties publish safeguarding actions and failings
  Open from Thursday 28th August 2025 to Saturday 28th February 2026
  76 signatures

• Fund a national memorial for those in unmarked / unnamed mental asylum graves
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  263 signatures

• Do not remove Sport England as a statutory consultee for planning applications
  Open from Thursday 21st August 2025 to Saturday 21st February 2026
  34,277 signatures

• Ban councils from selling allotments
  Open from Wednesday 20th August 2025 to Friday 20th February 2026
  488 signatures

• Require accessible social housing to be available to disabled people of any age
  Open from Monday 18th August 2025 to Wednesday 18th February 2026
  411 signatures

• Recall the mayor of London mid-term: amend the GLA to include recall provisions
  Open from Monday 18th August 2025 to Wednesday 18th February 2026
  160 signatures

• Have a one-hour blackout during one day per week to tackle light pollution
  Open from Friday 15th August 2025 to Sunday 15th February 2026
  47 signatures

• Legislate to create a threshold limit on parking charge increases by UK Councils
  Open from Friday 15th August 2025 to Sunday 15th February 2026
  489 signatures

• Fund a national rollout of free-to-use Calisthenics Outdoor Gyms
  Open from Friday 15th August 2025 to Sunday 15th February 2026
  238 signatures

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