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City council to procure £450k barristers services framework
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City council to procure case management system in £240k, five to ten-year deal
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City council to procurement child advocacy barrister services worth £1.5m
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City council to pursue controversial boundary review under reorganisation proposal
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City council to recruit eight trainee solicitors in one go as part of “grow our own” initiative
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City council to refund 11 years of care home top-up fees to family following Ombudsman investigation
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City council to repay £4.3m+ to tenants after discovering rent and service charge errors
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City council to restart process of renaming street after legal challenge
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City council to reverse decision to break gas contract with previously Russian-owned supplier
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City council to review school transport policy following Ombudsman investigation
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City council to revoke late night levy at end of October
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City council to set up committee to consider action over chief executive after Cabinet Office leaving drinks admission
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City council to spend £26m+ on 371 properties in bid to tackle growing demand for affordable housing
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City council told to pay financial remedy to complainant over delays in dealing with child protection issues
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City council warns it may have to issue section 114 notice in letter pleading for financial support
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City council wins appeal over houses in multiple occupation and rules of co-operative society
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City council wins appeal over offer of accommodation with one bedroom to father of four
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City council wins appeal over refusal of possession order
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City council wins costs battle over withdrawn planning judicial review claim
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City council wins Court of Appeal battle over refusal by planning inspector to impose conditions
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