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Government consults on statutory code to crack down on “fire and rehire” practices
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Government data reveals sharp rise in no-fault evictions
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Government data shows falls across the board in number of judicial review applications in 2021
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Government decides against reissuing best value notice for Yorkshire council
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Government decides against renewing best value notice for mayoral combined authority
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Government decides not to appeal High Court ruling on discharging patients to care homes during start of pandemic
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Government decision to serve Best Value Notice “heavy-handed” and “tantamount to bullying”, say Suffolk Borough and District Council Leaders
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Government declines to make Complaint Handling Code of Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman mandatory for councils
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Government defeats High Court challenge to ending of ‘Everyone In’ initiative
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Government delays Procurement Act commencement date by four months
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Government department appoints law firm to advise on Heat Networks guidance
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Government department secures lifting of automatic suspension of logistics contract
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Government departments facing claim over air pollution death
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Government departments issue guidance for landlords on legal responsibilities for tackling damp and mould
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Government departments issue guidance on information sharing between police and taxi licensing authorities
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Government details funding and legislative measures to address developments stalled by nutrient neutrality
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Government dismisses call from MPs to start work on setting out long-term strategy to rationalise electoral law ahead of next general election
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Government Draft Statement proposing greater oversight of Electoral Commission needs to be “fundamentally rewritten”, MPs say
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Government expands intervention at Slough to include recruitment of senior officers
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