Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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United Kingdom government department ministerial department

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is a UK government ministry responsible for regional development, local government, housing policy, and community cohesion across England.

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Label	Occurrences
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities canonical	28
Department for Communities and Local Government	22
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	8
Ministry of Housing and Local Government	3
Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities	1
Minister of Housing and Local Government	1
UK Department for Communities and Local Government	1
UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T46806 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Context triple: [UK government, executiveBody, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities]

A. Department for Education
The Department for Education is the UK government ministry responsible for children’s services and education, including schools, colleges, and universities in England.
B. Scottish Government
The Scottish Government is the devolved administration for Scotland, responsible for governing domestic affairs such as health, education, justice, and local government within the United Kingdom.
C. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for conducting diplomacy, managing international relations, and overseeing overseas development and aid.
D. London Assembly
The London Assembly is the elected body that scrutinizes the Mayor of London and holds them to account on issues affecting Greater London, including transport, policing, planning, and the environment.
E. Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council is the local government authority responsible for providing public services and administration for the city of Manchester, England.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Target entity description: The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is a UK government ministry responsible for regional development, local government, housing policy, and community cohesion across England.

A. Department for Education
The Department for Education is the UK government ministry responsible for children’s services and education, including schools, colleges, and universities in England.
B. Scottish Government
The Scottish Government is the devolved administration for Scotland, responsible for governing domestic affairs such as health, education, justice, and local government within the United Kingdom.
C. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for conducting diplomacy, managing international relations, and overseeing overseas development and aid.
D. London Assembly
The London Assembly is the elected body that scrutinizes the Mayor of London and holds them to account on issues affecting Greater London, including transport, policing, planning, and the environment.
E. Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council is the local government authority responsible for providing public services and administration for the city of Manchester, England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom government department ⓘ ministerial department ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
jurisdiction	England ⓘ
oversees	Architects Registration Board (sponsorship) ⓘ Homes England ⓘ Planning Inspectorate (policy sponsorship) ⓘ Regulator of Social Housing ⓘ Valuation Tribunal Service (sponsorship) ⓘ local authorities in England ⓘ local enterprise partnerships (historically) ⓘ
partOf	Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: UK government
portfolioIncludes	Gypsy, Roma and Traveller policy in England ⓘ Right to Buy policy framework ⓘ community rights and community ownership policy ⓘ high-rise building safety regime in England ⓘ homelessness and rough sleeping policy in England ⓘ integration strategy for communities in England ⓘ leasehold and freehold reform policy in England ⓘ levelling up missions ⓘ local government elections framework in England ⓘ local government reorganisation and structural changes in England ⓘ national planning policy framework ⓘ neighbourhood planning policy ⓘ
predecessor	Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ⓘ linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
responsibility	Freeports policy in England ⓘ Towns Fund ⓘ UK Shared Prosperity Fund ⓘ building safety policy in England ⓘ community cohesion in England ⓘ devolution policy in England ⓘ housing policy in England ⓘ housing standards and regulation in England ⓘ integration and faith communities policy in England ⓘ levelling up policy ⓘ local government finance in England ⓘ local government in England ⓘ local growth funding programmes in England ⓘ local resilience and emergencies coordination in England ⓘ planning policy in England ⓘ regional development in England ⓘ social housing policy in England ⓘ support for combined authorities and metro mayors in England ⓘ support for local authorities in England ⓘ towns and high streets regeneration in England ⓘ

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Referenced by (65)

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UK government → executiveBody → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities → predecessor → Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities → predecessor → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

HMG → oversees → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Harold Macmillan → positionHeld → Minister of Housing and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Salford City Council → isUnder → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions → successor → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Shared Prosperity Fund → administeredBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Towns Fund → administeredBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Towns Fund → predecessor → Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes England → parentOrganization → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Homes England → operatedBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Planning Inspectorate (policy sponsorship) → parentOrganization → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Valuation Tribunal Service → sponsoredBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

subject linked to: Valuation Tribunal Service (sponsorship)

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 → introducedBy → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 → introducedBy → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities → oversees → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities → department → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority → hasDevolvedPowerFrom → Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund → administeredBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister → replacedBy → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Shared Prosperity Fund → administeredBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

subject linked to: UKSPF

Community Ownership Fund → administeredBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Town Deals → administeredBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Homes and Communities Agency → parentOrganization → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes & Communities Agency → parentOrganization → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

subject linked to: Homes & Communities Agency (former name)

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes & Communities Agency → parentOrganization → Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ⓘ

subject linked to: Homes & Communities Agency (former name)

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

English Partnerships → parentOrganization → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK central government departments → include → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation → partOf → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation → governmentDepartment → Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government → partOf → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government → partOf → Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Herefordshire Council → isSubjectTo → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Thames Gateway regeneration area → coordinatedBy → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Ministry of Town and Country Planning → replacedBy → Ministry of Housing and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Ministry of Town and Country Planning → dissolvedInto → Ministry of Housing and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre → supportedBy → UK Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

National Planning Policy Framework → publisher → Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

National Planning Policy Framework → publisher → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Local Government Act 2003 → administeredBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities → isShadowOf → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Standard Written Form → approvedBy → UK Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Economic and Domestic Secretariat → worksWith → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Levelling Up White Paper → publishedBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

Department of the Environment → successor → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

ODPM → replacedBy → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

ODPM → successor → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department of the Environment (United Kingdom) → replacedBy → Department for Communities and Local Government ⓘ

linked to: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Renewal Fund → administeredBy → Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ⓘ

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