Money provided by central government for the local delivery of housing-related support and other services to vulnerable groups should not be ring fenced according to a House of Commons committee. The MPs say, however, that the services must be protected.

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The country’s largest local authority has launched a website which details all the public consultations it has run and how they have influenced council decisions. The Birmingham Be Heard consultation database brings together for the first time information about what consultations are planned as well as those that have taken place, what people have said and what impact their views have had on decision-making.

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By Anna Marie Valerio

The book answers the question “How do we best develop women leaders?” with practical solutions drawn from current literature and the author’s personal interviews with high-achievers in major companies and universities.

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