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Health Protection Agency next for the axe

27 July 2010 BB Staff

The Health Protection Agency is to be abolished as a statutory organisation following a Department of Health "review"

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“Greenest government ever” abolishes green advisors

23 July 2010 BB Staff

The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution joins 33 DEFRA arm's length bodies to be abolished and funding will be withdrawn from the Sustainable Development Commission.

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Pickles confirms Government regional offices will go

23 July 2010 BB Staff

The autumn spending review will be used to resolve issues consequent on abolition of the remaining eight English regional government offices.

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Councils want wider powers for new partnerships

19 July 2010 BB Staff

Local authorities are considering telling the Government they should decide the form of the new local enterprise partnerships.

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Community Land Trust first for HCA

19 July 2010 BB Staff

A former hospital site in Stroud is to be developed for housing

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Register of Analytical Chemists to close

16 July 2010 Ian Grant

The Royal Society of Chemistry says membership has dwindled

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Leeds City Region agrees joint work with HCA

16 July 2010 BB Staff

The agreement will see joint working, £110m in investment and support for the City Region's interim investment plan.

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Agency will meet its contractually committed obligations

07 July 2010 BB Staff

The Treasury's announcement will allow the HCA to meet its contract obligations, but work not committed will face further evaluation

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RDA cuts mean some contracts may have to be broken

02 July 2010 BB Staff

Some RDAs say the new allocation of the £270m cuts mean they may have to break contracts already signed.

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Local partnerships will help rebalance economy

30 June 2010 BB Staff

The Government says the new partnerships would tackle strategic economic leadership, but many functions will be centralised in Whitehall

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