Local authorities are being told they must apply stronger standards of oversight to their treasury management frameworks following an investigation into council investments in the collapsed Icelandic banks. A hard-hitting report from the Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee, says councils’ decisions should also be scrutinised by significant officials

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Local authorities, hospitals, government departments and others will be able to get financial help to reduce their carbon emissions and cut their energy bills. A new system of energy efficiency loans will make more than fifty-one million pounds available to help the public sector take advantage of technology.

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This report from the Centre for Social Justice argues that a coordinated campaign combining targeted enforcement with intervention and prevention is needed to stem the surge of gang culture in Britain.

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