Neighbourhoods and Public Services
House of Commons · Written Statements · 16 Jun 2026 · 1 speech · Official Report
This Government are determined to build a new relationship of respect, trust and shared responsibility between the state and its citizens. On 21 May, I announced this Government’s ambitious new programme to reform local services, building more integrated, place-based and user-centred models of delivery, and restoring people’s pride in their areas and communities. I can now set out further details of this agenda and new reforms to put communities first. Building on the measures announced in May, I can today confirm: Our new programme of community power pilots, designed to support councils to work with community groups and residents to deliver community-led and locally responsive services in areas such as youth provision, community safety, housing and green spaces. The pilots will cover 25 places in England to accelerate change and will be backed by £15 million of new funding. We are determined to drive out profiteering from public services. In May, I made it clear that the Government would not flinch from using new powers to cap the profits of private providers in children’s social care if our assessment and consultation showed this to be necessary. But we recognise that profiteering is not limited to children’s social care. Therefore, we are also working with the Home Office and with London councils signed up to the London accommodation management agreement to bring consistency and value for money to the procurement of temporary accommodation and to prevent profiteering. In...