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Delivering differently – award winners
Devon County Council, NE Lincolnshire and Portsmouth City are among 10 councils chosen to receive up to £100,000 from the Delivering Differently fund. Reported…
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Government plan to consolidate housing standards
A government plan to cut red tape by consolidating housing standards into Building Regulations is an environmental ‘step back’, sector bodies have warned. In…
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The Government Housing Strategy – what progress?
It’s two years since the UK government published its “ambitious” housing strategy Laying the Foundations, and we are now 18 months ahead of the General…
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Budget News – Local Government
Here is a round up of the LG news: Budget 2014: No great surprise for local government The 2014 Budget speech held no great…
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Decentralisation of power from central to local government not so easy – says report
Attempts by Whitehall to decentralise power often ends in failure, a new report from think tank Institute for Government (IfG) has found. According to…
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Can we devolve more to Councils?
An influential European report has called for England’s councils to receive greater influence over local decisions. According to LG News: Warning that the ability…
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LAs might get powers to hold road races – consultation
Local authorities could be given the power to hold motor sports events on public roads, under new proposals announced by the Government. According to…
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Government review into how more social homes can be built
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander and the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles have today announced details of review into how more social homes can be…
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CIH consider where Housing is headed
It’s two years since the UK government published its “ambitious” housing strategy Laying the Foundations, and we are now 18 months ahead of the General…
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Government House of Lords defeat -Stigmatising Social Housing Tenants
A heavy defeat for the government in the House of Lords last night paved the way for an amendment which ‘stigmatises’ social tenants reported…
