The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised Lancashire County Council for failing to consider its section 42 duty to provide a child with the special educational provision set out in ...

The Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) has filed judicial review proceedings challenging Southwark Council’s new housing allocations scheme and the preceding consultation. The claim is being brought on ...

Dorset Council has been recommended to pay £12,000 by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman after a child received none of the educational provision in their Education, Health and Care (EHC) ...

Announcing the new guidance, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: “The law now requires employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment.

The firm already has offices in Cardiff, Derby, Nottingham and London.

Bristol City Council has settled a judicial review challenge brought by two gender-critical campaigners over their exclusion from council meetings and City Hall, apologising to the pair and amending ...

The London Borough of Haringey has been told it must make “fundamental changes” after the authority was handed a C4 consumer grade – the lowest possible – by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).

Increasing Business Rates Retention as part of fiscal devolution – From April 2027, mayors will receive a share of business rates income in exchange for Investment Funds, Mayoral Capacity Funding and ...

A High Court judge has declined to make a costs order against the Free Speech Union (FSU), the intervenor in a case won by the University of Sussex, finding that the FSU's approach was at all stages ...

Salford City Council has secured a fresh hearing after winning an appeal over a decision by the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) not to confirm a financial penalty imposed on the director of a company that ...

The Government has confirmed that five areas will proceed towards local government reorganisation (LGR), following its decision to pause and review the programme in September.

In Procurement Policy Note 026 (PPN 026), issued in August, the Cabinet Office said in-scope organisations will have to apply a minimum 20% weighting to criteria set out in the revised social value ...