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Government insists Electoral Commission will remain operationally independent after designation of strategy and policy statement
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Government intervenes after council with one of oldest local plans in the country rejects draft
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Government intervention at Slough to continue despite commissioners reporting finance and governance improvements
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Government introduces Bill to ringfence rent debts built up following mandated business closures during pandemic
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Government introduces legislation in bid to replace Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
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