CPH’s remaining claim for damages under the Human Rights Act 1998 and Equality Act 2010 was transferred to the County Court. Redbridge has now agreed to a £20,000 settlement.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the Government to make sector-led improvement support an alternative to appointing commissioners to councils at risk of failing to meet the Best ...

The Government has updated its statutory guidance on kinship care to reflect new requirements for local authorities, including a duty to consult on and publish a kinship local offer.

The claimant wished to build 33 homes at Oddfellows Street, in Cleckheaton, but the inspector's conclusion had been that there was no prospect within a reasonable period of ensuring that an access ...

The Court of Protection has concluded that a 16-year-old boy is not being deprived of his liberty in the latest ruling in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the AGNI case earlier this year ...

Kensington and Chelsea Council has been told it must improve its IT systems and cyber security training after a cyber attack last year disrupted several services and led to data theft. The cyber ...

The Scottish Government, councils and NHS Boards are failing to meet their "most basic obligations" regarding food, health and housing in the South of Scotland, a human rights watchdog has warned.

East Herts Council has urged the Government to legislate for stronger planning enforcement and police powers in relation to intentional unauthorised development, including giving councils' improved ...

In September 2025 the High Court (Mr Justice Bourne) rejected two joined claims for judicial review concerning the question of whether a faith-based oversubscription criterion within the admission ...

Lincolnshire County Council has launched a legal challenge over the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero’s approval of Beacon Fen Energy Park. The scheme is a proposed 700+ hectare ...

The Government is to bring forward amendments to the Social Housing Bill that will hand councils new powers to refer homeless households to private registered providers of social housing. The Ministry ...

The Government has announced a £16m Legal Support Grant which will help 48 frontline organisations across England and Wales deliver legal support to thousands of vulnerable people facing eviction, ...