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Councils struggling financially to meet people’s “higher-level” needs: ADASS
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Councils threaten legal action over Norfolk devolution plans
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Councils to be able to double council tax on homes left empty for 2+ years
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Councils to be allowed to develop own policies on remote attendance
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Councils to be given greater flexibility in reforms to use of Right to Buy receipts
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Councils to be handed new planning powers in changes to Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
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Councils to be required to report on deals with housing developers
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Councils to be under new legal duty to provide support to victims as Domestic Abuse Bill receives Royal Assent
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Councils to have 10-year window for bringing planning enforcement action from this week
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Councils to have statutory duty to deliver support in secure accommodation for survivors of domestic abuse
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Councils to seek permission to appeal from Supreme Court after judges allow appeal by claimants over strike out of ‘failure to remove’ claims
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Councils to take legal advice after permission refused for judicial review of way unitary is being set up
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Councils to use AI for preparing meeting minutes as part of Government trial
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Councils told not to prioritise preparations for Liberty Protection Safeguards
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Councils unable to enforce against unlicensed taxi/PHV drivers because of outdated laws, LGA warns
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Councils undertaking four-day working week should “cease immediately”, Government says in updated guidance
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Councils urge Government not to undermine effectiveness of section 75 financial arrangements
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Councils urge introduction of permanent "but locally led" pavement licensing regime
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Councils urged to take “proportionate, common-sense approach” to household waste offenders
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Councils using “legal loophole” to house families in B&B accommodation beyond legal limit: charity
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