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The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is a department of the British government. It was formed in May 2002 and is led by the Deputy Prime Minister , currently John Prescott . . It is a successor to the Department For The Environment, Transport And The Regions . It responsible for the following issues, according to their website (as of June 2005)
The department has many offices including 26 Whitehall , Eland House and Ashdown House in London . MINISTERS The Department is headed by John Prescott , the Deputy Prime Minister. Since the re-shuffle after the 2005 General Election , another minister from the Department, the Minister Of Communities And Local Government , David Miliband , is a Cabinet position. Junior ministers in the department are
PERMANENT SECRETARY The Permanent Secretary is Peter Housden . CONTROVERSY ODPM has been criticised in some quarters for adding little value, in effect being a way of keeping John Prescott in the public eye whilst giving him few, if any, real responsibilities. The Audit Commission has reported negatively on the department in the past. SEE ALSO
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