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Gove gives nod to 102 more free schools
The Education Secretary has approved 102 new free school applications to open in 2014 and beyond

Local campaigners congratulate minister
Don Foster has promised to give town and parish councils the power to use the Sustainable Communities Act

London wants to have more say over taxes
More financial freedoms would speed up growth, says the London Finance Commission

Council and police sorry over child abuse
In eight years of abuse children regularly came into contact with Oxfordshire County Council's children's services and Thames Valley Police

Health and social care to integrate by 2018
People will get better care and support and fewer of them will ''fall through the cracks'', says the Department of Health

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Online public services: Making them the peoples' choice

Brett Husbands discusses how to ensure long-term take up of online public services to ensure they deliver significant, ongoing efficiency gains and public benefits

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