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Council agrees to quashing of planning permission for 110,000-bird poultry farm: report
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Council agrees to reconsider decision to de-register common land around historic racecourse buildings after judicial review challenge
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Council agrees to take steps to improve understanding among officers of Care Act 2014 duties
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Council agrees to train housing staff on Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and Homelessness Code of Guidance after Ombudsman investigation
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Council agrees to wholescale external review of housing service, pay out £20k after Ombudsman investigation into how child was left in pain for years
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Council and Guardian win appeal over whether fact-finding hearing was unnecessary
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Council and ICB to pay more than £10k for SEN failures following investigation by Ombudsman
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Council and IRO criticised for three-year delay in making application for revocation of placement order
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