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Government urged by LGA to reform housing benefit subsidy rules that leave councils “millions of pounds out of pocket”
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Government urged to plug “glaring gaps” in legal aid when children deprived of their liberty
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Government urged to reverse changes to Home Office policy on timeframe for leaving asylum support accommodation, amid “unnecessary pressures” on councils
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Government urges public authorities to have due regard to need to foster good relations as it issues replacement guidance on public sector equality duty
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Government urges reorganisation councils to stick to publicity rules
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Government used “out of date” report for local government reorganisation policy, Districts say
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Government vows end to “challenge culture” in transformation of judicial review process for major infrastructure projects
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Government vows to keep EU equal pay protections
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Government warned against removing planning duty for national parks and landscapes
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Government will not appeal High Court ruling that its Net Zero Strategy is unlawful
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Government will not bail out Birmingham over cost of equal pay claims, Prime Minister says
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Government wins appeal over lawfulness of guidance on “short-form” age assessments at Kent Intake Unit
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Government wins appeal over LGPS and guidance on boycotts and divestment
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Government wins appeal over which council was responsible for s.117 after-care services
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Government wins legal battle over accountable care organisations and the NHS
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Government withdraws emergency guidance covering Mental Capacity Act and DoLS during pandemic
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Government withdraws plan to exempt asylum seeker accommodation from HMO licensing requirements
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Government withholds £1.3m in funding for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority over unresolved governance concerns
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Government-funded Suspected Inflicted Head Injury Pilot described as “deeply concerning” by child protection lawyers
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Governors of Steiner school launch legal action over Ofsted report
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