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Council admits decision to cancel talk over views of speaker was procedurally unlawful
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Council admits planning enforcement backlog with 170 cases more than four years old creates risk of immunity
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Council admits to being “financially and operationally unsustainable”, issues s114 notice
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Council adopts local plan which includes policy protecting airfield earmarked by Home Office for asylum seeker accommodation
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Council adopts revised arrangements for handling complaints against councillors after 50 received in less than two years
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Council agrees £10m settlement with waste management firm
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Council agrees £209k settlement with chief executive to resolve disputes
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Council agrees £4,000 payout after Ombudsman investigation into how teenager with SEN missed out on education
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Council agrees £4m settlement of dispute over calculation of annual leave
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Council agrees apology, payout after Ombudsman investigation into how complainant was prevented from spending quality time with relative in his final days
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Council agrees care package for disabled girl while mother recovers from childbirth
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Council agrees out of court settlement over abuse at children’s home
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Council agrees settlement for girl assaulted at primary school
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Council agrees to address its lack of suitable school transport for children with Special Needs
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Council agrees to end defence of legal proceedings over traffic regulation order
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Council agrees to improve voting accessibility for blind voters after settling legal challenge
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Council agrees to independent investigation into novel £72m pension deal
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Council agrees to make changes to practice guidance on care charging following judicial review threat
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Council agrees to name residential school in Education, Health and Care Plan following issuing of legal proceedings
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Council agrees to pay £19k in housing benefit after unlawful termination
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