1. The National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Government Services has reached agreement on rates of pay applicable from 1st April 2004. Consequently ... read more
NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ACT 1998 (NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE REGULATIONS 1999) 4. The national minimum wage came into force on 1st April 1999 for ... read more
A package of measures to crack down on the menace of uninsured motorists has been announced by Road Safety Minister David Jamieson. The Government's ... read more
Changing the face of new country house architecture from a pastiche of historic styles to innovative cutting-edge design is essential if the ... read more
A draft Bill on the proposed powers and responsibilities of elected regional assemblies has been published by the Government. The Government ... read more
An independent inquiry into local government funding that will examine how to make the council tax system fairer and more sustainable has been ... read more
Councils and their partners will be given greater freedom to explore local solutions to local problems, under detailed new proposals recently ... read more
Introduction Local council borrowing is governed by Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 2003. Parish and Town Councils in England have to ... read more
ODPM have issued a consultation document on the amendments to the implied terms and written statement which apply to those who live in park or ... read more
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has recently published Planning Policy Statement 22 (PPS22): Renewable Energy to set out the Government's ... read more
Proposals to ease the burden on small business by introducing relief from business rates have been announced by Local Government Minister Nick ... read more
Registration has opened for the Government's Sustainable Communities Summit - the largest event of its kind ever held in the UK. Two thousand ... read more