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Competition watchdog recommends streamlining planning system and introducing “clear” housing targets
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Competition watchdog seeks views on use of landbanks and how planning rules affect competition
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Competition watchdog to investigate land banks, planning system and private rental sector
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Competition watchdog to investigate leading education software provider
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Competition watchdog to prioritise market study into homebuilding
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Competition watchdog writes open letter to councils on street furniture contracts and exclusivity clauses
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Complaints about repairs still biggest category of complaint as Housing Ombudsman publishes insight report on data
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Complaints about support for special educational needs “at exceptional and unprecedented level”: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
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Complaints about Welsh councils fall but housing associations and health boards see sharp rises - Ombudsman
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Complaints down but investigations and remedies up: LGO Annual Review
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Complaints received by Welsh local authorities now higher than pre COVID levels, says Ombudsman
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Complaints should be at heart of reform of adult social care in England, says Ombudsman
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Complaints to Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman about housing overtake adult services, but children's services and education complaints “still dominate”
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Complaints to Public Services Ombudsman for Wales jump 43% in single year to record levels
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Complaints to the Housing Ombudsman have risen 21%, quarterly report shows
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Compulsory ADR is lawful and should be encouraged, Civil Justice Council report finds
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Concerns expressed at continued delay in Government response on local authority remote meetings
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Concerns grow at sharp rise in people waiting for needs assessment
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