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Growing apart?
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Council reaffirms adoption of development plan document despite judicial review threat
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Council receives letter before claim suggesting it may have breached fiduciary duty in £138m investment decision
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Council refers entire sustainability and transformation partnership to Health Secretary
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Council refers itself to ICO after publishing personal data of 600 local plan respondents
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Council refers itself to Information Commissioner following data breach involving home-schooled children
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Council refused permission for appeal of tribunal order requiring it to publish redacted report
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Council refused permission to appeal High Court ruling on failure to comply with duty to cooperate
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Council refused permission to bring judicial review challenge over approval by neighbouring authority of new link road
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Council refused permission to challenge Ombudsman findings on payment of special guardians
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Council registrar wrongly informed woman to make adoption order for her child, High Court rules
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Council rejects airport expansion plan against officers' advice
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Council rejects claims it used wrong boundary over planning application
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Council reminded to ensure views of persons who are interested in care of individual are “considered and recorded” when completing care assessments
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Council reminded to note children’s responses in safeguarding investigations “fully” after failures found
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Council removed care transport for disabled adult “without proper consideration”, Ombudsman finds
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Council removed health care support for boy with medical needs, Ombudsman investigation finds
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Council removes firm from blacklist of building products suppliers after judicial review challenge
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Council removes Gaza motion from agenda after mayor rules it was not relevant to powers and duties
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Council removes parish and town councillor contact details following abuse reports, as Nicola Bulley case continues
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Council report proposes controversial "dismissal and reengagement" scheme
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