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MPs in waste clarity call

MPs in waste clarity call
By Mark Conrad | December 1, 2023

England’s town halls cannot prepare for forthcoming waste reforms – including procurement - until ministers provide certainty over the impact on council coffers, MPs have warned.

 
 

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