CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council apologises for court order breach

By Mark Conrad | 09 August 2017

Gloucestershire CC has apologised to the parents of a child after a judge ruled the council breac...

LEGAL

Authority denies abusing legal powers

By Sam Clayden | 09 August 2017

A council has hit back at a government watchdog after being accused of abusing legal powers to ha...

LEGAL

Council accused of abusing legal powers to gag complaints

By Sam Clayden | 08 August 2017

A council has hit back at a government watchdog after being accused of abusing legal powers to ha...

HEALTH

Councils win legal battle with health boards

By Laura Sharman | 03 August 2017

Health boards in Wales ‘misinterpreted’ the law over who is responsible for paying for nurses to ...

LEGAL

Grenfell residents face 'slow and painful' journey for justice

By Sam Clayden | 01 August 2017

Grieving residents and families could be left disappointed by ‘slow and painful’ legal processes ...

PLANNING

Growing pains

26 July 2017

Diary will not rest until Chelsea FC are playing their home matches on a small patch of Astroturf...

HUMAN RESOURCES

A more volatile environment for senior managers

By Sam Clayden | 26 July 2017

Sam Clayden reports on the alarming rise in dismissals and suspensions of chief executives and th...

BUSINESS

Council wins battle with sex shop chain over licensing

By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017

Westminster City Council has won a key victory in its five-year battle over the level of fees tha...

WHITEHALL

Appeal granted over 'unlawful' boycott of Israel

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2017

The Government has received permission to appeal a court ruling that found its attempt to prevent...

WHITEHALL

Ombudsman report prompts fresh DoLS reform calls

By Dan Peters | 19 July 2017

Fresh calls have been made for urgent reforms to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) sys...