Eric Pickles: New measures to stop ´lobbying on the rates´
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Department: Communities and Local GovernmentPublished: 2010-08-08 11:57:17Plans to increase town hall transparency and stop the practice of local authorities hiring lobbyists to press-gang Government into pet funding projects or new regulations have been proposed by Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles. (continues...) This government news item was published on the Communities and Local Government website on the 08 August 2010. To read the full story/press release, please click on the button below (opens in an embedded window):
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