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Local councils would be able to demand details of how central government grants have been spent in their area under new plans put forward by the Conservatives. Authorities would then have the power to consult local people and draw up their own spending plans, based on the needs of their communities rather than Whitehall priorities…. Read more »
The foreign prisoner scandal that toppled Charles Clarke was merely a symptom of a “chronic failure” of the prison and immigration services, a damning new report warns. Chief inspector of prisons Anne Owers says the discovery in May of 1,000 foreign nationals who had been released from jail without being considered for deportation was caused… Read more »
