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Rate of complaints made to Welsh councils returns to pre-pandemic levels, Ombudsman data shows
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Rate of rent arrears for some local authority landlords as high as 10%, new data shows
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Rates for counsel undertaking work for central government to go up by a quarter from April
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Rayner announces consultations on remote meetings and tougher standards regime
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Rayner urges county and unitary leaders to join “devolution revolution”
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Rayner withdraws London Plan review initiated by previous Government
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Reading Borough Council secures accreditation to deliver pupillages
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Real estate law firm appoints public sector property specialist
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Real estate solicitor rejoins Devonshires as a partner after eight years away
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Reasoning behind planning inspector decision on 475-home scheme “failed to meet the standard required”, Court of Appeal finds
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Recently-merged housing association to set up £30m legal services framework
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Recommendations made for adult social care sector experiencing “severe and sustained” recruitment crisis, mental ill health and chronic stress
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Recovery plan to improve governance at Thanet takes shape
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Recruit to join police as claim of discrimination for being white, heterosexual male settles
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Recruiter welcomes Government pledge to scrap IR35 but warns locum lawyers to “read the fine print”
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Recruitment firm Sellick sells majority stake to European business services provider
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Recycling officers warn of procurement woes from delays to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system
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Red tape hampering council enforcement against fly-tipping to be cut, Defra says
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Redacting names of junior civil servants in disclosed documents does not fulfil duty of candour, Court of Appeal finds
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Redditch hit with s24 notice over budget fears
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