In reply, Acoba chairman Lord Eric Pickles noted Sir Marcus’s “difficult personal circumstances”, but added that the rules “do not allow for applicants to decide to proceed to take up a ...

Local government minister Jim McMahon "acknowledges" that the withdrawal of councillors from the Local Government Pension Scheme more than ten years' ago ...

Lord Eric Pickles is set to be criticised in a report into the Grenfell Tower tragedy, after he was scrutinised over delays to much-needed fire safety regulations. The former communities secretary ...

THE government’s “anti-corruption champion,” Eric Pickles, is an MP who also works for an offal firm that repeatedly breaks the law. Pickles was cabinet minister for local government. He’s still an MP ...

So yes, NHS England needed significant attention and oversight to make it work better. Why is the question that needs ...

The Cabinet Office has announced the appointment of an interim chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments to ...

Eric Pickles exiting as chair of the watchdog at end of month, with government planning to initially appoint an interim ...

New regulations giving journalists and the public new rights to report on local council meetings come into force today. The… Conservative Cabinet member Eric Pickles has attacked five London ...

Brentwood firefighters took their 24-hour strike to a whole new level after perching a union flag on the front of secretary of state Eric Pickles’s office. The comedic scene took place during the ...

Having taken a CIO post at property investment outfit Segro, the former tech official’s new employer unveiled his appointment before Acoba watchdog was able to sign off on the move Former Department f ...