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statutory

[stach-oo-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈstætʃ ʊˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
ADJECTIVE
sanctioned
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But Spencer says his business is being squeezed from every angle – as well as minimum wage, he has had increases in business rates, national insurance, and statutory sick pay.

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Her story comes as the terms of reference for the statutory independent inquiry into grooming gangs are published.

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Under the proposed update, incidents would only now be recorded if they "may be relevant to policing for preventing or solving crime, safeguarding individuals or communities or fulfilling other statutory policing purposes".

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Defra said if waste collection authorities did not comply with their statutory duties, they risked judicial review - but as independent bodies, councils were accountable to their electorate rather than ministers or government departments.

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The government first announced its plans for a statutory Year 8 reading assessment in schools, to assess fluency and comprehension, in autumn 2025.

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