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Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles will today introduce a report detailing how local government can save £7bn a year in running costs and cut carbon at the same time. Leaner and Greener: Delivering Effective Estate Management, has cross-party support and backing from the public and private sectors and has been […]
The government’s Localism Bill received its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has said the bill will “give councils the power and the authority they need to make sensible decisions for the area” and provide people with “new rights, new powers, new opportunities to act on the issues that […]