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Council makes use of new power to introduce borough-wide selective licensing scheme without need for government approval
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Council maladministration and service failures highlighted in latest round of Housing Ombudsman investigations
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Council meeting disrupted as climate protestors glue hands to chamber desks
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Council missed multiple deadlines for reviewing Education, Health and Care plan, Ombudsman finds
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Council more than decade late in implementing policy needed to be compliant with Equality Act, Ombudsman finds
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Council mounts High Court legal challenge over grant by inspectors of permission for increase in passenger numbers at Stansted Airport
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Council mounts legal challenge after inspector refuses to endorse Local Plan
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Council moves to remove pension investments from conflict and genocide-related assets
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Council moves to scrap 1930s bye-laws
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Council mulling injunctions or banning orders for pedicab riders, following set of prosecutions
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Council mulling next steps in asylum seekers centre dispute following government response to pre-action letter and planning contravention notice
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Council mulls enforcement against hotel for housing asylum seekers without correct planning permission
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Council mulls legal action over neighbouring authority's road closures
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Council mulls legal action over placement of “disproportionate” number of asylum seekers in area
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Council mulls legal options for evicting Israeli arms manufacturer
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Council mulls shutting down wholly-owned company that cannot service debts
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Council must address conflict of interests in wholly owned company: External auditors
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Council must consider impact on Welsh Language in all policy decisions relating to its community property stock, Tribunal affirms
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Council must pay damages in Japanese knotweed claim brought by neighbouring property owner, Court of Appeal rules
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Council names 10 chambers to £4m barristers services framework
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