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Ministry rules out reissuing best value notice to council over trial of four-day working week
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Ministry sets up chief executive network to aid Brexit preparations
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Ministry to consult on removing certain bodies as statutory consultees, narrowing the focus of other organisations
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Ministry to pilot expansion of legal aid for early advice in social welfare law
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Ministry to provide £165m funding for Troubled Families programme in 2020/21
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Ministry urges councils to shy away from enforcement action that would unnecessarily restrict outdoor stalls
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Missed red flags led to council overspend running into millions of pounds, independent investigators find
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Modernisation programme for courts and tribunals making progress but behind schedule, says watchdog
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MoJ appoints firm to provide Carillion litigation legal services
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MoJ commissions research into legal aid advocacy system as part of review of civil legal aid
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MoJ consults on revising Mental Capacity Act code of practice
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MoJ data suggests “slight decrease” in volume of deprivation of liberty applications for children
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MoJ extends use of 20 “Nightingale” courtrooms for another year
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MoJ sets up expert working group on electronic signatures
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