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Whitehall warned not to put unfunded 'burdens' on councils

The Cabinet will refuse to sign off unfunded Whitehall policies which affect local government, Bob Neill has claimed.

The Cabinet will refuse to sign off unfunded Whitehall policies which affect local government, Bob Neill has claimed.

As part of the coalition's revised ‘new burdens' initiative, the communities and local government minister this week warned government departments must justify why future duties, powers and targets were placed on local government, as well as explain where the money to finance new responsibilities would come from.

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