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2004/5 national salary award for local council clerks - August 2004
Published : 01 September 2004

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

2004/5 national salary award for local council clerks - August 2004 (part 2)
Published : 01 September 2004

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

Action to crack down on uninsured driving
Published : 01 September 2004

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

Creating a new legacy of rural design for 21st century
Published : 01 September 2004

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

Draft bill on regional assemblies published
Published : 01 September 2004

A draft Bill on the proposed powers and responsibilities of elected regional assemblies has been published by the Government. The Government ... read more

Independent inquiry to advise on council tax reform
Published : 01 September 2004

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

Local area agreement pilots - details published
Published : 01 September 2004

Councils and their partners will be given greater freedom to explore local solutions to local problems, under detailed new proposals recently ... read more

Parish & Town Council Borrowing Approval System
Published : 01 September 2004

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

Park Homes - Consultation on Implied Terms & Written Statement
Published : 01 September 2004

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

Planning a vital role for renewable energy in sustainable communities
Published : 01 September 2004

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 reduce business rates for small businesses
Published : 01 September 2004

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 opens for the largest sustainable communities summit in the UK
Published : 01 September 2004

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

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