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Luton leads six-council BSF battle to the courts

09 December 2010

The fight to save several scrapped Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects is set to go to...

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Planning system gets radical overhaul

09 December 2010

Ministers have revealed details of planning reforms, ahead of the Localism Bill, which will see c...

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Control shift as powers move to communities

09 December 2010

Councils and communities have been handed wide-ranging new powers over public services under Eric...

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Home rule but not for long-term tenancies

09 December 2010

Housing laws will be overhauled in the Localism Bill with an increased focus on community involve...

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Elected mayors under scrutiny

09 December 2010

Plans for directly elected mayors in the 12 major English cities are thought to have been a huge ...

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Boris wins big concessions

09 December 2010

London mayor Boris Johnson has been the biggest beneficiary of the devolution agenda.

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Pickles senior pay battle opens new front in Bill

09 December 2010

Communities secretary Eric Pickles appears to have re-written the Localism Bill to include a clau...

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Hampshire pair to go amid restructure

08 December 2010

Two members of Hampshire CC’s top team are retiring as the county council merges two key departme...

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Report warns against poor information management

08 December 2010

IT chiefs have warned that ‘place-based’ public services will not work unless councils understand...

Bailey set to depart from Treasury role

08 December 2010

Former Islington LBC chief executive Helen Bailey is stepping down from her role at the Treasury ...