In a letter to Bedfordshire South West MP Andrew Selous in February, the DWP said that when scheduling appointments, Atos tried to identify customers who should not go to centres without ground floor assessment rooms.

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He will be assisted by skills coaches Shaun Crowley, who is employed by the Rugby Football Union as a community coach for south Bedfordshire, and Simon Page, local PE teacher, who currently works with the Luton second XV.

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Andrew Selous also made strong representations to the Boundary Commission over the proposed changes to his constituency, South West Bedfordshire.

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David Bennett from Royal Latin School, Buckinghamshire, Marie Durcan from South Luton High School, Bedfordshire, James Etherington from Oaklands School, York, Edward Fowler from Ipswich School, Ipswich.

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The forces involved are: Metropolitan Police, North Yorkshire, Hampshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Greater Manchester, Fife, South Wales and Thames Valley.

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Central Bedfordshire councillors decide on Wednesday whether to approve plans for two retail parks on sites in Grovebury Road, south of the town.

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Between them they cover all or part of a number of counties in the south and south-east of England, including Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.

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