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Report shows new ways to interpret EU rules to boost local growth

Friday, 16 December 2011
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Despite EU regulations stating how councils should buy goods and services, local authorities are finding ways to use these rules to bring real financial benefits to local areas, according to a new report.

BPF welcomes victory over EU procurement red tape

Monday, 21 November 2011
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The property industry has welcomed plans to change how public bodies buy services from the private sector, following an announcement by the Cabinet Office that it plans to ‘revolutionise’ the procurement system.

Council taxpayers dodge £1.3bn bullet

Wednesday, 9 November 2011
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Plans to force councils to pay EU fines and undertake costly referendums have been stopped by the LGA, saving taxpayers £1.3 billion.

Cumbria leader calls for red tape to be cut to help councils buy local

Wednesday, 2 November 2011
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Cumbria County Council's leader has called for the Government to make it easier for local authorities to navigate complex European legislation on procurement so that they can award a fair share of contracts to local businesses, small and medium sized enterprises and the third sector.

LGA closes on win over EU billions

Monday, 10 October 2011
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The Local Government Association has said it that its efforts to protect multi-billion pounds of EU structural funding have been a success.

LGA victory on EU fines

Wednesday, 21 September 2011
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Ministers will be prevented from arbitrarily passing EU fines onto councils under key concessions to the Localism Bill, which have been secured by the Local Government Association (LGA).

Testing the unthinkable

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In September 2010, Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service coordinated and ran the largest live civil protection exercise to take place in the United Kingdom (UK)

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Government action puts stalled regeneration project back on track

Tuesday, 2 August 2011
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Swift action by the Government has restored the flow of regeneration funding from the European Union after a period of interruption caused by irregularities in projects, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced.

Call for producers to cover cost of collecting dumped gadgets

Thursday, 3 February 2011
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Producers (anyone who manufactures, imports or re-sells electrical or electronic equipment under their own brand) should pay for the kerbside collection of small unwanted electrical appliances to reduce the thousands of tonnes of gadgets ending up in landfill each year, council leaders have said.

Councils warn that localism could result in £1bn Eurofines

Thursday, 20 January 2011
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Local residents could end up footing the bill for more than £1billion in fines from Brussels if the Localism Bill is not amended, council leaders today warned.

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