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Community duty mooted

The Government is looking to hand all councils an extra duty to involve community groups in their decision-making, The MJ has learnt.

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The Government is looking to hand all councils an extra duty to involve community groups in their decision-making, The MJ has learnt.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) documents revealed a potential proposal for a new duty on community decision-making, which was presented to charities, civil servants and local authority representatives at a round table meeting last month.

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