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Councils and road authorities paid £12m+ in compensation over potholes between 2018 and 2021, research claims
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Councils call for “realistic and achievable timetable” and allocation of new burdens funding for implementation of Awaab’s Law
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Councils call for “urgent review” of Local Housing Allowance rates following Kerslake Commission report on homelessness
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Councils call for “urgent” government help to avert temporary accommodation crisis
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Councils call for clarity on whether 6 May 2021 elections will proceed
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Councils call for clear and enforceable powers, full funding of new regime replacing Vagrancy Act
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Councils call for clear role in delivering net zero
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Councils call for funding, guidance and notice ahead of introduction of Martyn’s Law
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Councils call for further devolution as Truss becomes PM
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Councils call for Government funding to resolve water and nutrient neutrality concerns responsible for delays to building of 20,000 homes
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Councils call for greater funding for road repairs amid £14bn backlog and rise in compensation claims
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Councils call for housing policy reform in face of £2.2bn budget gap
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Councils call for legislation allowing them to host remote meetings in light of Omicron variant
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Councils call for legislative changes to charging regime for ground safety certification
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Councils call for much larger fly-tipping fines to act as deterrent, suspended sentences for repeat offenders
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Councils call for new burdens funding after pilots reveal planned assurance process for adult social care services to be “time and energy intensive”
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Councils call for permitted development rights to be urgently revoked
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Councils call for rebuilding of inclusive capacity and reformed legislative framework for SEND system
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Councils call for removal of permitted development rights amid claims more than 18,000 affordable houses lost in office-to-residential conversions
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Councils call for SEND review to tackle huge rise in tribunal hearings
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