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Local government ombudsman
Published : 16 February 2017

NALC welcomes the Government’s proposal to extend the remit of the Local Government Ombudsman to local (parish and town) councils set out ... read more

Potholes to increase at ‘unprecedented rate’
Published : 16 February 2017

Potholes are likely to appear at an ‘unprecedented rate’ over the next few months, a motoring group has warned.  The RAC Pothole ... read more

Government allocates £1.2 billion in road funds to councils
Published : 16 February 2017

Councils across England have begun to find out their share of £1.2 billion local roads funding for the 2017 to 2018 financial year, the ... read more

Open consultation: Local authorities capital finance regulations
Published : 16 February 2017

Local housing authorities are required to pay HM Treasury a share of the receipts arising from the sales of their homes made under Right to Buy. ... read more

Open consultation: Fixing our broken housing market
Published : 16 February 2017

As part of the housing white paper, we are also consulting on changes to planning policy and legislation in relation to planning for housing, ... read more

Open consultation: Heathrow expansion: draft Airports National Policy Statement
Published : 16 February 2017

The Government believes that the need for additional capacity in the south-east of England is best met by a new north-west runway at Heathrow ... read more

APPOINTMENTS: Natural England
Published : 16 February 2017

Andrew Sells has been reappointed as Chairman of the Board of Natural England until 2020. He was first appointed chairman of Natural England ... read more

APPOINTMENTS: SLCC
Published : 16 February 2017

Katherine Owen (Caernarfon Royal TC Gwynedd) and Michael King (Barnard Castle TC, County Durham) have been elected as the first Chairman and ... read more

Dog law
Published : 10 February 2017

Introduction There is a considerable volume of law relating to dogs both under the common law and statute. The earliest statute dates from 1828 ... read more

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