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Liverpool becomes first to strike new City Deal with Government

Wednesday, 8 February 2012
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Liverpool has become the first city to agree new powers through the City Deals programme.

'City deals' to be widened across England

Tuesday, 24 January 2012
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More cities in England will be offered the chance to agree a bespoke deal with Government to unlock their potential to drive economic growth, Cities Minister Greg Clark has announced in a major speech to the Centre for Cities.

Oldham Council signs housing contract

Friday, 2 December 2011
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Oldham Council has agreed a deal to develop new public housing across four sites in the borough through the “Gateways to Oldham” PFI contract.

Westminster and Localis launch The Big Green Society

Friday, 25 November 2011
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The time has come to “tackle causes rather than consequences” says Westminster City Council, as it helps to launch The Big Green Society – a fresh way of thinking about waste and litter.

Quality of home care breaches older people’s human rights, says inquiry

Thursday, 24 November 2011
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Home care often breaches older people’s human rights, an inquiry by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has revealed.

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.

Power shift from Whitehall to communities begins

Wednesday, 16 November 2011
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An era of Whitehall control has ended with a shift in power back to local people, as the Localism Bill becomes law.

Osborne launches "fundamental reassessment" of PFI

Tuesday, 15 November 2011
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The Treasury is to lead a "fundamental reassessment" of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in order to develop a new model for delivering public assets such as schools and hospitals, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.

Council signs contract for new PSL scheme

Wednesday, 9 November 2011
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Bedford Borough Council and property group, Orchard & Shipman, have signed a contract to work in partnership on a new Private Sector Leasing Scheme (PSL).

Councils could build new homes in the biggest change to council housing since ‘Right to Buy’

Monday, 7 November 2011
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The biggest change to council housing since the advent of ‘Right to Buy’ in the 1980’s could allow councils in the capital to build significant numbers of new homes for the first time in decades, according to a new report from London Councils and Navigant.

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