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Consumer law to be simplified
Published : 01 June 2008

The Government is planning fundamental changes to UK consumer law, to benefit consumers, reduce burdens for business and help enforcers. The ... read more

Delivering the Government's Draft Legislative Programme
Published : 01 June 2008

The Prime Minister has outlined a number of Bills on the economy, education, health and community empowerment to be presented in November's Queen's ... read more

Environmental talent key to economic growth
Published : 01 June 2008

Britain must remain at the forefront of the green industrial revolution, creating jobs and economic growth, in accordance with newly published ... read more

Financial penalties for utility companies which fail to give proper notice of street works
Published : 01 June 2008

New powers allowing councils to financially penalise utility companies which fail to give proper notice that they intend to dig up the roads ... read more

Five million people waiting for social housing by 2010
Published : 01 June 2008

A new report by the Local Government Association warns that the impact of a slowdown in the economy combined with the credit crunch could lead ... read more

Flexible working to help 4.5 million more parents
Published : 01 June 2008

An extra 4.5 million parents in Britain will gain the right to request flexible working, following the publication of the government's independent ... read more

Good progress' on environmental stewardship
Published : 01 June 2008

Over five million hectares of land in England, an area roughly twice the size of Wales, are now covered by schemes which aim to conserve our ... read more

Heritage Protection Bill
Published : 01 June 2008

The draft Heritage Protection Bill has been published for pre-legislative scrutiny. This is a draft Bill for England and Wales, which sets out ... read more

Home Information Packs - benefiting consumers
Published : 01 June 2008

The Government has announced a package of measures to help ensure consumers are seeing the vital information in Home Information Packs and are ... read more

Home Secretary: We're fighting back
Published : 01 June 2008

A new 'action squad' will work with police and local agencies in every community to help them take on the problem of anti-social behaviour. The ... read more

Legislative programme promises a better trained workforce
Published : 01 June 2008

Legal right for employees to request time to train Legislation to expand and strengthen apprenticeships Radical moves to increase the number ... read more

LGA responds to Councillors' Commission
Published : 01 June 2008

The Local Government Association has submitted its official response to the independent Councillors' Commission which reported in December. The ... read more

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