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Local government lawyers and democratic services officers criticise lack of government response to call for evidence on remote meetings
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Local Government Legal Society Trust Fund seeking new board members
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Local government legal work increases, recruitment squeezed but morale up, exclusive new research reveals
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Local government litigation solicitor handed judicial post
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Local Government Minister “pleased” by governance improvements at Croydon
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Local Government Minister asks council to end four-day working week trial
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Local government needs to "do better" on data breaches, Information Commissioner says
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Local government pension pool to appoint single law firm to advise on alternatives platform
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Local government professional groups consult on Code of Practice on Good Governance for Statutory Officers
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Local government professional groups publish Code of Practice for statutory officers
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Local government reform to create “empowered frontline local councillors” with clear accountability, minister insists
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Local government reorganisation could hit vulnerable people with “triple whammy” of worse services, higher costs for care, and not enough staff, county councils claim
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Local government reorganisation should be matter for councils and local areas to decide: LGA
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Local Government Secretary issues guide on statutory intervention and inspection into local authorities
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Local Government sector responds to Labour general election win
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Local government to have representation on relaunched Net Zero Council
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Local plan legal challenge shot down by High Court over “hypercritical scrutiny” of planning inspector report
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Local resident agrees adjournment of student housing judicial review challenge in light of change in council administration
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