General Sector News

Select Committee calls for radical overhaul of high streets

A new report published today from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, 'High Streets and Town Centres in 2030', sets out...

Published 21 February 2019

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Planning appeal wait could be almost halved

A Government-commissioned review of the planning system has said that changes could be made to ensure the average time for resolving an appeal inqu...

Published 12 February 2019

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Britains Burial Crisis and how to solve it

On Saturday, the Financial Times published an extended article looking at the problem of the growing lack of traditional burial plots in cemeteries...

Published 11 February 2019

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Government announces plans to tackle illegal traveller sites

The Government has set out is plans to make it easier for councils to intervene and remove travellers from land they should not be on.   The fo...

Published 11 February 2019

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Strengthen Ethical Standards Regime: Report Recommends

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Published 1 February 2019

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Community Governance Scholarships 2019 announced

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Published 1 February 2019

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Somerset Wood commemorating the countys WWI fallen seeks support from all parishes

The Somerset Wood is a unique project undertaken by the County Council in partnership with Taunton Deane BC and Cheddon Fitzpaine and West Monkton ...

Published 28 January 2019

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External Examiner praises the SLCC Community Governance Course

Professor Gary Craig, the External Examiner of the Community Governance course, has reported to De Montfort University’s (DMU) Programme Assessme...

Published 25 January 2019

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Community Governance: Enrolments full for 2019

We are delighted to announce that all available places for SLCC’s Community Governance level 4 course starting in 2019, generously sponsored Came...

Published 14 January 2019

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Government consults on technical changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy

The Government has announced a consultation on technical changes to the Community Infrastructure Levy. These changes aim to reduce its complexity a...

Published 2 January 2019

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