Sentence examples for expected councils from inspiring English sources

Oliver Hides asked Mr Andrews how he expected councils to balance the books.

If demand is lower than expected, councils won't spend the money to build new charging stations.

The Environment Agency said it consulted with local authorities on flooding issues during planning applications, and expected councils to follow its advice in planning decisions.

"It is unrealistic to expect councils to find this extra money, given the scale of cuts they're facing.

"We expect councils and housing associations to abide by the clear and detailed rules set out in legislation and sell their properties based on open market value".

It is unrealistic to expect councils to be able reliably to find moderate groups to work with, when even central government has struggled.

It expects councils to see the writing on the wall, adding that the new powers to force action would be used as a last resort.

Expecting councils to pick up the tab when they are facing the biggest funding cuts in history is an impossible ask.

Where BT wins council contracts backed by the government, it is offering to match the money and it expects councils to as well, by securing other subsidies, so that just under £2.5bn should be available for the final third.

The Coventry decision is important because it indicates how inspectors will expect councils to construct passable plans and development goals under the coalition government's new planning regime, the national planning policy framework (pdf).

We are making difficult choices about the future shape of adult care services with far less money, and it is unrealistic to expect councils to take on new responsibilities without the necessary resources to support their delivery.