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Council apologises after inadvertently allowing permission for 5G masts
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Council apologises after mistakenly listing resident as owner of two properties
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Council apologises after refusing to look into complaint of father over children’s services without consent of son
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Council apologises to mother over unlawful restrictions on contact with children
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Council apologises to tenant, withdraws claim company supplies military equipment to Israeli Defence Forces
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Council appeal succeeds after Upper Tribunal finds landlord questioned during First Tier Tribunal hearing was wrong person
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Council appeals enforcement notice issued by information watchdog over handling of FOI requests
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Council applies for High Court order after planning permission granted in error
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Council applies for judicial review of hospital extension planning approval after decision taken under delegated powers, not by committee
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Council appoints barristers ahead of landfill odours legal action
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Council appoints former director of governance and monitoring officer as permanent chief executive
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Council approach to terminating chief executive lawful but lessons can be learnt, report finds
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Council asks police to withdraw co-operation from TV series which 'damages town's reputation'
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Council asks postal voters to re-register after cyber attack
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Council assembles task force in bid to bring legal action against asylum hotels
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Council at fault for handling of homelessness application and causing resident to miss out on suitable permanent accommodation two years later
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Council at fault for not properly consulting autistic man about who to involve in his care review and for not completing review in “person-centred” way: Ombudsman
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Council at fault in consideration of best interests of elderly woman, Ombudsman finds
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Council awaiting High Court judgment after brewery brings chapel demolition judicial review challenge
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Council awarded £1.3m in damages over leaking school roof
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