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WHITEHALL

Concern over decision to axe standards body

The coalition Government will abolish Standards for England, the watchdog responsible for investigating serious complaints against councillors, as part of its ‘bonfire of the quangos’.

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition will abolish Standards for England, the watchdog responsible for investigating serious complaints against councillors, as part of its ‘bonfire of the quangos'.

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