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A “43 moment” for the local government workforce
Growing apart?
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Autumn statement 2022: key measures
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Autumn Statement 2022: reaction from the sector
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Autumn statement 2023: key measures
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Autumn statement 2023: reactions from the sector
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Average Consumers and reasonable care
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Average Consumers and reasonable care
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Average length of public law care proceedings 10 weeks longer than same period in 2020: Cafcass
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Average length of time for care proceedings has continued to rise, Ministry of Justice data reveals
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Average time for care or supervision cases to reach first disposal up six weeks in 2021, government data reveals
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Average time for care proceedings continued upward trend in 2020 – with final quarter reaching levels not seen since 2013
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Average time for care proceedings to reach first disposal now at longest since 2013: MoJ report
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Average time for disposal of care cases rises to 30 weeks: MoJ
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Avoid pre-election panic – How to navigate “purdah” as a local authority
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Avoiding adverse costs orders
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Avoiding increased risk on dismissal procedures
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Avoiding late payment in construction - a fair payment practices guide
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Avoiding local government failure – the changes needed by the sector to safeguard against failure
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Avoiding local government failure – the tools and resources often overlooked by councils in trouble
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Avoiding local government governance failure – the lessons that can be learnt by others from current failures in the sector
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Avoiding the pitfalls of WhatsApp
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