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£750,000 package to boost foster care recruitment
Friday, 17 May 2013

A two-year, £750,000 package to help local authorities find and retain foster carers from a wider range of backgrounds has been unveiled by children and families minister Edward Timpson.

Council chiefs urge Osborne to scrap borrowing cap to boost housebuilding
Friday, 17 May 2013

Council leaders are calling on George Osborne to remove restrictions on local authority borrowing for new housing in order to deliver tens of thousands of "shovel-ready" properties.

Review calls for transformation of fire service
Friday, 17 May 2013

Fire and rescue services in England are facing a major overhaul after a Government-commissioned review suggested a raft of changes to save public money and reflect the shifting role of authorities.

Government aims to fast-track top graduates into social work
Friday, 17 May 2013

A new Government-backed training scheme aims to fast-track top graduates into leadership roles in social work.

Universal credit direct payment projects to be extended for six months
Thursday, 16 May 2013

Direct payment demonstration projects for universal credit are to be extended for a further six months, taking them to the end of the year, minister for welfare reform Lord Freud has announced.

Government moves a step closer on HS2
Thursday, 16 May 2013

The first phase of HS2 – the planned high speed railway between London, the West Midlands, Manchester and Leeds – moved another step closer today with the launch of consultations on the project’s draft Environmental statement (ES) and proposed design refinements.

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Exclusive: Hammersmith & Fulham dismisses residents' White City planning claims as "nonsense"

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Hammersmith & Fulham Council has dismissed claims by a residents' association that its planning committee is pushing through major developments before the White City Opportunity Area framework is finalised as "nonsense".

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