Local Government Chronicle
18 December 2003
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£1.8M CHRISTMAS PAY BOOST FOR THOUSANDS OF WORKERS EMPLOYED BY SCROOGE BOSSES
More than 5,000 low paid workers across the UK have received ... -
£250,000 FUNDING FOR FIRST 'ALLEYGATING' PROJECTS
Five projects to pioneer an innovative crime-cutting scheme in Wales to make vulnerable houses and garages more sec... -
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN FOR NATIONAL FOREST LAND
Affordable social housing could be built in rural areas on land currently managed by Forestry Commission Scotland.... -
ANNUAL REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
The executive's third annual report, Sustaining Our Working Environment, assessing the work done to improve the Sco... -
BANK OF ENGLAND WAS WARNED OF FEARS OVER BCCI IN 1984
Bank of England officials warned privately of possible fraud at BCCI for at least seven years before it collapsed, ... -
BASSETLAW GETS 'FAIR' CPA REPORT
Bassetlaw DC overall is 'fair', according to a major report out from the Audit Commission. Based on its current pla... -
BEER MEASURE CHECKS IN ESSEX
Trading standards officers from Essex CC have been checking pubs across Essex for short measures. ... -
BLAIR AND BROWN AT ODDS OVER VITAL LONDON RAIL LINK
A row has broken out at the heart of government over a proposed£1bn rail project for London, according to The Busi... -
CHALLENGING THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCOTLAND TO BE MORE OUTWARD LOOKING
CHALLENGING THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCOTLAND TO BE MORE OUTWARD LOOKING ... -
CONSULTATION TO ENFORCE BETTER HOUSING CONDITIONS
Consultation on the way councils will use the new evidence based ... -
COUNCILS IMPROVE PROCESS TIMES FOR HOUSING BENEFIT
More councils are meeting the standard for paying out housing benefit ... -
COUNCILS TO SIMPLIFY CONTRACT BIDDING
A Sunday Times news feature outlines the problems for small firms seeking local authority and government contracts ... -
ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY AGREES TO DROUGHT ORDER
Environment secretary Margaret Beckett has today agreed to make a ... -
EXPRESSION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS A CORE BRITISH BELIEF
The government's duty to all its citizens is to give them the freedom ... -
FLEXIBLE POSTGRADUATE TRAINING IS PROVING TO BE POPULAR ROUTE INTO TEACHING
Flexible postgraduate teacher training courses are proving to be a ... -
'FRAUD' OF THE RINGS DVDS SEIZED AT HEATHROW AIRPORT
Customs officers at Heathrow Airport have seized 2,250 counterfeit ... -
GIVE US THE MONEY SAYS CARDIFF COUNCIL
Cardiff CC's deputy leader (improvement, investment and reform) Paul Cubitt has called on Welsh local government mi... -
HAZARDOUS WASTE - AN ACTION PLAN FOR ITS REDUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT
The Hazardous Waste Forum, set up by government a year ago, has today published an advisory document that sets out ... -
HOUSING ASSOCIATION HAS 'SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT'
The Audit Commission has today issued an inspection report for Airways Housing Society, a member of the Airways Hou... -
INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - EUROPEAN INVESTIGATION OPENED
The European ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has opened an investigation into the integration of people with ... -
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AT CHRISTMAS
With an extra£6bn spent on the high street in December, ... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMEN INVESTIGATION REPORTS ISSUED SINCE 11 DECEMBER
Findings of maladministration causing injustice ... -
NATIONAL TRAVEL SURVEY: 2002 PROVISIONAL RESULTS
The Department for Transport has published National Statistics ... -
NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR MID SUSSEX DC
John Jory has been appointed as the new chief executive of Mid Sussex ... -
NEW PAY AGREEMENT FOR POLICE SUPERINTENDENTS
Commenting on the agreement that has been reached with the police ... -
NEWARK AND SHERWOOD DC RATED A 'FAIR' COUNCIL
Newark and Sherwood DC overall is 'fair', according to a major report out today from the Audit Commission. It has a... -
OUT-OF-TOWN ATTRACTIONS FACE PARKING CHARGES
Parking charges for out-of-town shopping, leisure and business parks are back on the political agenda after pressur... -
'POLICE TO LOSE DATA PROTECTION POWERS'
Police are to be stripped of many of their powers over the collection of data on criminals following the serious fa... -
POSTAL VOTE JUDGEMENT: KEY ISSUES OF REGULATIONS RAISED
The high court in London has said the election result in Belle Vale & Hasbury (Dudley MBC), must stand after the lo... -
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTS - 3RD QUARTER 2003
In the third quarter of 2003 the public sector had: ... -
PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCES NOVEMBER 2003
Provisional estimates of the public finances show that in November ... -
REGIONAL MUSEUM FUND TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL AUTHORITY COLLABORATION
An initiative to encourage the development of partnerships at regional level, across local authorities between muse... -
REGULATIONS TO CRACK DOWN ON FIREWORK YOBS COME INTO FORCE
New rules to crack down on the misuse of fireworks come into force ... -
RENT PANEL APPOINTMENTS
The appointment of a new president and vice president, to the Rent Assessment Panel for Scotland, have been announc... -
RESULT OF UNION BALLOT FOR BOYCOTT OF NATIONAL CURRICULUM TESTS
Commenting on the outcome of the National Union of Teachers's ballot of its members teaching at Key Stages 1 and 2,... -
REVIEW ANNOUNCED TO SAFEGUARD VULNERABLE CHILDREN
Social services figure Gwenda Thomas has been appointed by the Welsh Assembly Government to head a review of the pr... -
SECOND INDEPENDENT REPORT ON 'FLAGSHIP' GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
The second report on 'flagship' government websites, which has benchmarked 31 sites against each other, and against... -
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT TOWNS SHORTLISTED TO FINAL SEVEN (ENGLAND)
Seven English towns are in the running to receive funding through the ... -
UK POPULATION PROJECTIONS
Commenting on the UK population projections published by the ... -
UTILITY COMPANIES MUST INFORM SOCIAL SERVICES ABOUT PEOPLE AT RISK
There is nothing in the Data Protection Act to prevent utilities alerting ...
