Government of the United Kingdom
Central executive authority of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| March 4 2025 | Local Government Leaders' Council meeting held in Chelmsford |
| February 12 2025 | Nottingham attacks public inquiry announced by the Home Office, with details yet to be determined. |
| January 20 2025 | The Southport public inquiry was announced by the Home Office to review the investigation into the 2024 Southport stabbing, with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stating it would begin as a non-statutory inquiry with potential for statutory powers. |
| January 14 2025 | Tulip Siddiq, City Minister and Economic Secretary to the Treasury, resigned after being implicated in corruption investigations related to her aunt, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. The accusations involved helping her aunt embezzle £3.9 billion during a nuclear power plant construction in 2013. |
| January 2025 | GDS, CDDO, Incubator for Artificial Intelligence, Geospatial Commission, and parts of the Responsible Tech Adoption Unit were merged into a new organization, which would continue to be known as GDS. |
| 2024 | North East Combined Authority is scheduled to be formed, covering much of the North East England region, representing a new approach to regional governance after the 2004 referendum's failure. |
| December 16 2024 | Local Government Leaders' Council meeting held in Leeds |
| December 16 2024 | The English Devolution White Paper is published, officially describing the Local Government Leaders' Council as a forum for local authority leaders to collaborate directly with government ministers in policy design. |
| October 2024 | Local authorities in England warned of a potential £54 billion funding shortfall, with 83% of anticipated service cost increases related to social care, children's services, and school transport. |
| October 2024 | The Local Government Leaders' Council held its inaugural meeting, marking the first official gathering of the organization. |
| October 2024 | The newly elected Labour government established a UK-wide Council of the Nations and Regions and an England-only Mayoral Council, bringing together government ministers, the Mayor of London, and Mayors of Combined Authorities. |
| October 7 2024 | Council members sent a letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves advocating for reforms to the local government funding system to stabilize local authority finances. |
| September 2024 | The House of Lords Statutory Inquiries Committee published a report 'Public Inquiries: Enhancing Public Trust', calling for significant improvements to the public inquiry system. |
| September 11 2024 | Pat Finucane Inquiry announced by the Northern Ireland Office, with details yet to be confirmed. |
| July 2024 | Under the Starmer ministry, it was announced that GDS would be moving from the Cabinet Office to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. |
| July 8 2024 | Department reverted to its former name, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. |
| July 5 2024 | Following Labour Party's victory in the General Election, Angela Rayner appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. |
| July 5 2024 | Angela Rayner becomes Secretary of State, succeeding Michael Gove. |
| July 4 2024 | Election betting scandal erupted when Craig Williams, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, was found to have placed a £100 bet on the general election date. Multiple Conservative Party members, MPs, and police officers were discovered to have made similar bets, prompting investigations by the Gambling Commission and police into potential criminal offences. |
| April 2024 | Most Scottish local councils introduced a 100% 'additional levy' on second homes, creating significant uncertainty for second home owners about implementation. |
| April 6 2024 | Personal allowance changed, with 0% rate applying to £0-£500 and subsequent rate changes implemented. |
| March 2024 | The Guardian reported controversial comments by Frank Hester, the largest Conservative Party donor, about MP Diane Abbott and other women, including racist remarks made during a 2019 company meeting. |
| March 7 2024 | Emma Caldwell Inquiry announced by the Scottish Government, planned to be a statutory, judge-led inquiry to review the investigation of Emma Caldwell's murder. |
| February 2024 | Matheson was banned from Holyrood for 27 days and had his salary withdrawn for 54 days, receiving the heaviest sanction ever given to a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). |
| February 2024 | Michael Matheson resigned as Scottish Health Secretary following an investigation by the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body into the iPad roaming charges scandal. |
| February 29 2024 | The Angiolini Inquiry published the first part of its reports. |
| February 3 2024 | A new executive was formed, marking the return of devolved government to Northern Ireland. |
| January 11 2024 | The Cranston Inquiry was announced by the UK Government, to be chaired by Sir Ross Cranston, to examine the events of 24 November 2021 when at least 27 people died attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat. |
| 2023 | Michael Matheson incurred nearly £11,000 in roaming charges on a Scottish Parliamentary iPad during a family holiday to Morocco, initially attempting to claim the expenses for personal data usage by his sons streaming football matches. |
| 2023 | Fiscal year 2023–24 forecast shows total government revenue of £1,139.1 billion, representing 40.9 percent of GDP, with income taxes and National Insurance contributions estimated at around £470 billion. |
| 2023 | A major review of government efficacy was conducted, overseen by Francis Maude, which recommended re-uniting GDS and CDDO. |
| 2023 | Established the Office for Local Government (Oflog), an office within the department responsible for providing performance data and analysis about local government and supporting its improvement. |
| November 9 2023 | Death of Jalal Uddin Inquiry announced by the Home Office, to be led by Judge Thomas Teague to determine the circumstances of Mr. Uddin's death. |
| November 1 2023 | Lampard Inquiry officially launched as a statutory inquiry, previously known as the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry, to investigate deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex between 2000 and 2020. |
| September 7 2023 | The Eljamel and NHS Tayside Public Inquiry launched by the Scottish Government, to be led by Lord Weir, examining failings at NHS Tayside regarding Professor Sam Eljamel. |
| August 30 2023 | Thirlwall Inquiry established by the Department of Health and Social Care, led by Lady Kathryn Thirlwall to examine events at Countess of Chester Hospital following Lucy Letby's conviction. |
| April 2023 | Introduction of updated Scottish income tax rates for the 2023-24 tax year, featuring five distinct tax bands ranging from 19% to 47%, with specific income thresholds for each rate. |
| April 2023 | The Truth Recovery Independent Panel was established in Northern Ireland, led by Leanne McCormick and Sean O'Connell, to investigate Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries, and Workhouses in Northern Ireland. |
| March 22 2023 | Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan initiated by the Ministry of Defence, led by Lord Justice Haddon-Cave to investigate British armed forces' detention operations from mid-2010 to mid-2013. |
| February 2023 | Sarah Healey took up her post as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| February 9 2023 | Omagh Bombing Inquiry announced, led by Lord Turnbull to investigate whether the bombing could have been prevented by UK state authorities. |
| 2022 | The Truss ministry reversed the implementation of the Health and Social Care Levy and reverted the NICs increases |
| 2022 | The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act was passed, repealing the Fixed-term Parliaments Act and restoring the Prime Minister's power to call a general election at their discretion. |
| 2022 | Labour Party proposed a 'Council of England' to bring together combined authority mayors and local government representatives. |
| 2022 | The Yorkshire Party secured third place in both the South Yorkshire mayoral election and the Wakefield By-Election, further establishing their political presence and support for Yorkshire devolution. |
| October 25 2022 | Michael Gove returns as Secretary of State, replacing Simon Clarke. |
| September 2022 | Chancellor Kwazi Kwarteng announced plans to reduce top tax rate to 40% and basic rate to 19% as part of a 'Growth Plan', which was later cancelled after the collapse of the Truss government. |
| July 6 2022 | Most ministers responsible for the department resigned following the Chris Pincher scandal, with Secretary of State Michael Gove also leaving after being sacked by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. |
| June 2022 | Boris Johnson committed to resign as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister in the wake of the Chris Pincher scandal and subsequent political upheaval. |
| June 30 2022 | Chris Pincher, deputy chief whip of the Conservative Party, resigned following allegations of groping two men. This sparked a cascade of political fallout, including allegations of prior knowledge by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. |
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