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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 Upper Tribunal has allowed an appeal brought by a local authority, after finding the Education Tribunal for Wales “materially erred in law” in the way in which it dealt with expert evidence.

The President of the Family Division, Sir Stephen Cobb, has published new guidance and supporting materials designed to improve the management of short notice applications in public law family ...

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 ...

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 ...

West Northamptonshire Council has appointed Sarah Hall, its Corporate Director of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer, as its new Executive Director for Resources. The local authority said this ...