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HEALTH

MPs slate CQC for drop in inspection due to workload

By Dominic Browne | 14 September 2011

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) failed in its inspection duties over the past year putting publ...

BUSINESS

Walsall rapped over dumped vote forms

By Jonathan Werran | 14 September 2011

The Information Commissioner’s Office has found Walsall MBC in breach of data protection laws.

Police reform

14 September 2011

Police and criminal justice minister Nick Herbert led a successful coalition charge on this week ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Clark rejects claims of 'cosying' to developers

By Mark Conrad | 14 September 2011

Planning minister Greg Clark has dismissed suggestions ministers enjoy a cosy relationship with t...

Boundary changes 'could weaken links'

14 September 2011

Proposed parliamentary boundary changes could weaken local links between MPs and councils, confus...

FINANCE

Pickles says 'that's it' for fiscal reform

By Mark Conrad | 14 September 2011

Eric Pickles has confirmed that localised business rates, TIF, and community budgets will only be...

Westminster's planning job losses

14 September 2011

Westminster City Council has cut six planning staff jobs and is holding six more posts vacant as ...

FINANCE

Localised CBT could undermine welfare reforms, NAO warns

By Jonathan Werran | 14 September 2011

A National Audit Office report has warned plans to localise Council Tax Benefit (CBT) decisions r...

HEALTH

Unison welcomes findings on CQC

By Dominic Browne | 14 September 2011

Unison has vowed to help prevent failures on the scale of Winterbourne and Mid-Staffordshire, fol...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government must support job creation, says IPPR

By Heather Jameson | 14 September 2011

Government needs to more to support job creation if the economy is to recover, IPPR reports.