Khan launches database to name criminal landlords

27 April 2017
Khan launches database to name criminal landlords
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a new online data base to name and shame criminal landlords and letting agents who exploit their tenants.
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Powys Council considers wind farm proposal

27 April 2017
Powys Council considers wind farm proposal
Powys Council is considering plans to build a wind farm at known beauty spot, prompting campaigners to warn the move could deter tourists visiting the region.
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New mayors should adopt digital first mindset

26 April 2017
New mayors should adopt digital first mindset
techUK has said that newly elected mayors should put digital at the heart of their plans to deliver the best on digital devolution.
Publishing Digital Devolution: A Guide for Mayors, which sets out a series of questions for the new Mayor to ask their team in their first 100 days, the tech organisation argues that by putting digital at the forefront of city region plans, Mayors can re-shape and integrate services, creating better places to live and drive regional growth.

Free schools policy questioned in report

26 April 2017
Free schools policy questioned in report
The Public Accounts Committee has revealed that efforts to meet targets for new free schools does not represent the best use of limited funds.
Despite ministers claiming that free schools remain key to meeting demand for school places, the committee has said that the system is ‘increasingly incoherent’ and ‘too often poor value for money’, while the government is spending ‘well over the odds’ on free schools.