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Government plans police-style powers for Environment Agency waste crackdown
Ministers plan new enforcement powers for the Environment Agency to target organised waste crime and
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Thurrock landlord licensing scheme back on track
Thurrock Council has confirmed that its controversial Selective Licensing Scheme will resume immediately, after a
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Leicester City Council agrees to pay financial remedies in homelessness cases
The authority has brought its Local Government Social Care Ombudsman standoff to an end by
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Rochester e-bike collision results in manslaughter sentence
Clifford Cage, who hit 91-year-old James Blackwood on a pavement in Rochester, has received a
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Features
The insidious legacy of asbestos in UK public buildings
We recently reported on a case in which a 70-year-old former plumber received a substantial
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Des Collins: The lawyer in the Corby ‘Toxic Town’ waste case
Des Collins is best known for leading the Corby toxic waste case, a legal battle
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Comment & Analysis
Will local government reorganisation delay the preparation of local plans?
The importance of universal coverage of up-to-date local plans is not in doubt. Local plans provide the framework that allows evidence to be tested, decisions to be defended and delivery to be co-ordinated across services and sites. Without them, the system risks inconsistency and fragmentation.
TPOs: The missing piece in insurers’ climate logic
Councils balancing tree protection, legal liability and shrinking budgets are on the front line of
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‘Exporting’ the housing challenge
The growing tendency of councils to use ‘out of area’ placements to discharge their housing
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An important step has been taken, but now the groundwork begins
With the seasonal break approaching, many councils will be hoping for a period of rest
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A year to remember…
A devolution priority programme combined with a wider council reorganisation that could be seen from
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Editors Picks
Des Collins: The lawyer in the Corby ‘Toxic Town’ waste case
Des Collins is best known for leading the Corby toxic waste case, a legal battle
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Court blocks Tower Hamlets from passing £9.2m cladding bill to leaseholders
The Court of Appeal has delivered a landmark ruling that protects thousands of right-to-buy leaseholders
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South Oxfordshire District Council formally opposes digital ID cards
A motion has been passed by the authority to stand against Downing Street’s proposals to
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Siân Berry to reintroduce Ella’s Law to Parliament
The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill, popularly known as Ella’s Law, is to be reintroduced
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