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Council concedes in strip club policy legal challenge over equality duty failure
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Council concedes it acted unlawfully in temporarily diverting public footpaths
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Council concedes on judicial review over decision to shutter leisure centre
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Council concern over extent of private equity role in fostering agencies
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Council concern over falling referrals to children’s social services
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Council conducted “inadequate” and “biased” safeguarding investigation, Ombudsman finds
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Council confirms paying £1.8m+ on agreements with leaseholders containing confidentiality clauses
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Council considers legal action over removal of slavery plaque on city statue
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Council contacts police after AI-generated images purporting to be council reports circulated online
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Council contests claim by "overcharged" tenant in water rates dispute
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Council continues trial of four-day week despite ministerial concerns over best value
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Council contractor ordered to pay more than £270k over car crash death
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Council cracks down on snail farm business rates avoidance schemes
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Council creates standalone monitoring officer roles as part of new operating model
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Council criticised after care home banned daughter from visiting mother
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Council criticised after heavily pregnant woman left to ‘sofa surf’
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Council criticised after social work failings deny parents time with dying baby
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Council criticised by Ombudsman after girl left without proper education for nine months
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Council criticised by Ombudsman for failing to complete all recommendations as agreed in statutory complaint process
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