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Cambridge council deploys polling boot 02/05/2024 Cambridge residents were confronted with the unexpected site of a car marked ‘polling station’ when they went out to vote this morning.
Call to recruit 19,000 neighbourhood officers 13/02/2024 A think-tank has urged the Government to launch a recruitment drive to boost police numbers and restore trust in neighbourhood policing.
Street calls for PCC powers 02/11/2023 West Midlands mayor Andy Street has formally asked the Government to transfer police and crime commissioner (PCC) powers to the mayoralty.
Mayoral elections to be 'first past the post' 16/09/2021 The Government has announced the 'first past the post' electoral system will be used for all local mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections.
Mayoral votes to use ‘outdated’ system 16/03/2021 The Government plans to switch to the first-past-the-post system to elect mayors.
Finance settlement: Government floats commercialisation crackdown 13/12/2018 Whitehall is considering a crackdown on councils that excessively borrow for commercial reasons as it continues to restrict council tax rises.
Council tax set for biggest rise in 14 years, figures show 01/03/2018 Council tax payers face the sharpest rise in their taxes for 14 years, according to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy figures (CIPFA).

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