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Expert evidence in housing conditions claims
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A “43 moment” for the local government workforce
Growing apart?
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Responsibility for pupil attacks on teachers and assistants
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Restaurant popular with TOWIE and Premier League footballers loses licence amid Coronavirus Regulations breaches
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Restaurant wins appeal over requirement to demolish sunroom that did not comply with planning permission
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Restore legal protections to monitoring officers, report on local government finances urges
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Restrictive covenants – when to refuse consent
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Restrictive covenants and the demolition of a development
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Restructuring local government does not guarantee cost reduction and may damage citizen engagement, research suggests
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Restructuring plans and guarantor liability under commercial leases
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Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
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Retraction of allegations and deficiencies in investigations
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Retrofit v rebuild
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Retrofitting social housing
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Returning officer mistake sees husband wrongly declared elected to parish ahead of wife
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Reversibility of works affecting heritage assets
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Review calls for changes and additional resources at council over length of time taken to address code of conduct complaints
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Review calls for new body to lead local audit framework
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Review claims planning appeals could be decided up to five months faster
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Review finds no evidence council breached laws after waste found in Malaysian tip
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Review led by leading planning barrister sets out recommendations for speeding up handling of legal challenges to major infrastructure projects
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Review of disclosure and barring regime calls for enhanced criminal record checks for councillors on certain committees
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