Countryside campaigners have set out their agenda for a new direction in housing policy, including local communities having the chance to identify and meet housing needs. The proposals from the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England coincides with the new Homes and Communities Agency, which comes into being today.

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The Government’s decision to go ahead with plans for the direct election of crime and policing representatives to police authorities have been dismissed as nonsense by council leaders. The Local Government Association said the move would be a waste of money and make policing more difficult.

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This programme is now available to view on egovtv.tv, the online television channel for public service modernisation. An interview with Dr Louise Bennett, Chair of the Security Forum Panel for the British Computing Society, explores the issue of information security which extends from preventing data loss to cyber bullying and ensuring teachers are not slandered on line.

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