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WHITEHALL
Prevent review goes back to the drawing board
By Dan Peters | 03 January 2020
The Home Office has scrapped ‘overly confined’ terms of reference for an independent review of it...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The rise of SEN Tribunals and how to prepare for them
By John Roberts | 20 December 2019
Lawyer John Roberts outlines what to expect from a Special Education Needs Tribunal and how local...
FINANCE
Council loses legal challenge to ombudsman
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019
A legal challenge to a critical report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has been...
LEGAL
Councils seek advice over same-sex marriage
By Paul Marinko | 17 December 2019
Councils are seeking advice ahead of the introduction of regulations that will allow same-sex mar...
FINANCE
NHS business rates claim rejected by High Court
By Martin Ford | 12 December 2019
Councils have successfully defended a claim for billions of pounds of tax relief for NHS trusts.
LEGAL
Wakefield council 'overcharging' cabbies, court rules
By William Eichler | 12 December 2019
A court has ruled that Wakefield council were overcharging local taxi drivers for a license to tr...
BUSINESS
Equal pay firm suspends activities
By Paul Marinko | 10 December 2019
The company that led the recent equal pay action against Glasgow City Council has suspended all a...
LEGAL
Council to create new director roles
By Paul Marinko | 09 December 2019
Sefton Council is to create three new executive director roles.
LEGAL
Councils could lose millions in utilities repayments after court ruling
By Hiba Mahamadi | 04 December 2019
Local authorities could be facing repayments worth millions of pounds to council tenants in exces...
FINANCE
Camden in £130m High Court claim against contractors
By Martin Ford | 29 November 2019
Legal action has been launched by Camden LBC to recover costs of £130m against a group of contrac...
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