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WHITEHALL

Ring-fence child centres to avoid cuts, says committee

01 April 2010

MPs have called for council funding for children’s centres to be ring-fenced, to protect them fro...

Joint legal practices

01 April 2010

A group of North West authorities has successfully procured the services of four solicitor partne...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Moving to the 'burbs

01 April 2010

The Government’s adviser on the built environment is urging towns and cities to focus on suburbs.

FINANCE

Seven areas to tackle

01 April 2010

Surrey CC leader, Dr Andrew Povey, has chosen seven areas that will benefit from more than £50,00...

WHITEHALL

'Poor' rescue plans

01 April 2010

The Government’s programme to replace 46 local fire and rescue service control rooms with nine re...

WHITEHALL

'Balance' needed to cut numbers re-offending

01 April 2010

CLIMATE CHANGE

Poverty target 'will be missed'

01 April 2010

The Government is set to miss its target to end fuel poverty among vulnerable households in Engla...

Cash diversion may allay £3.6bn homes debt fears

01 April 2010

Criticism of Whitehall plans to force £3.6bn of new housing debt on to local government could be ...

WHITEHALL

RDAs 'to remain' – if Labour wins election

01 April 2010

Regional development agencies have been offered a lifeline by chancellor, Alistair Darling.

FINANCE

Spelman attacks Brown's 'tax'

01 April 2010

Shadow communities secretary, Caroline Spelman, dubbed the 1.8% council tax rise as ‘Gordon Brown...