Local Government

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Time to reform Whitehall's money levers?

Councils demand ’19th century’ Whitehall reforms

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He should probably be looking where he's going

Council forces Santa to take ‘elf and safety course

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Fiona Reynolds, director-general of the National Trust, comments on the communities and local government committee report on local planning

Reynolds: Clear changes needed

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Greg Clark, decentralisation Minister, comments on the communities and local government committee report on local planning

Clarke: We want a simpler system

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Clive Betts, chair of the communities and local government committee commented on his report on local planning

Betts: Undermining the environment

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LGA: Councils will help improve lives of troubled families

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Manchester was among the first councils to announce job cuts

Huge pressure for job cuts on councils’ £30bn paybill

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MDU advises doctors on how to prevent a delayed diagnosis in prostate and testicular cancer

Doctors need time to digest the GMC’s more detailed guidance (MDG), says MDU.

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has expressed concern that doctors will have insufficient time to read and digest the General Medical Council’s (GMC) more detailed guidance (MDG) which has been published today and comes into effect on January 30th 2024, alongside the updated version of its ethical standards Good Medical Practice. The MDGs, cover a… Read more »

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Humanists UK welcomes Ofsted’s call to tackle illegal schools and improve RE

Ofsted has called on the Government to take action on illegal schools. The call came in Ofsted’s latest annual report, published yesterday. The report also highlighted that religious education (RE) provision in English state schools is ‘not fit for purpose’, and that independent faith schools perform very badly in Ofsted inspections. Humanists UK, which has led the… Read more »