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Freedom of Information Act does not allow aggregation of separate public interests in maintaining different exemptions when weighing them against public interest in disclosure: Upper Tribunal – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 6th, 2022 in appeals, brexit, disclosure, freedom of information, local government, media, news, public interest by tracey

‘The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”) does not permit aggregation of the separate public interests in favour of maintaining different exemptions when weighing the maintenance of the exemptions against the public interest which favours disclosure of the information sought, the Upper Tribunal has ruled.’

Local Government Lawyer, 5th May 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Data breach litigation — more useful High Court guidance – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 6th, 2022 in damages, data protection, local government, news by tracey

‘The High Court has provided further guidance on two important issues in data breach claims, writes Peter Wake.’

Local Government Lawyer, 6th May 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

No messing about – Nearly Legal

Posted May 5th, 2022 in homelessness, housing, local government, news, statutory duty by sally

‘Two joined appeals on local authority duties to provide suitable accommodation under section 193 (2) Housing Act 1996 were before the Court of Appeal.’

Nearly Legal, 4th May 2022

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Supreme Court to consider rent repayment order regime and superior landlords – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 4th, 2022 in appeals, housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news, rent, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in a case concerning the Rent Repayment Order regime in the Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016, it has been reported.’

Local Government Lawyer, 4th May 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Supreme Court grants permission to appeal over gang injunction secured by council – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 4th, 2022 in appeals, gangs, human rights, injunctions, local government, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal over whether a gang injunction obtained by Birmingham City Council breached human rights law.’

Local Government Lawyer, 3rd May 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Covid breach court case criticised by Bedford gym owner – BBC News

Posted May 3rd, 2022 in coronavirus, local government, news, penalties, prosecutions, regulations by sally

‘A gym boss who is among 20 people who overturned a prosecution for a gym-related Covid breach said the case against him was a waste of time.’

BBC News, 3rd May 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Wetlands protection law delays building of new homes in England – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2022 in environmental protection, housing, local government, news, planning, pollution, water by sally

‘A legal requirement that new houses do not pollute nearby wetlands, rivers and nature reserves has halted development across a swath of England.’

The Guardian, 2nd May 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

County council defends High Court claim brought after driver killed by falling tree – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 29th, 2022 in accidents, bereavement, damages, duty of care, expert witnesses, local government, negligence, news, trees by tracey

‘Hampshire County Council was not in breach of its duty, nor was it negligent when a tree fell onto a road killing a father of three, the High Court has ruled.’

Local Government Lawyer, 29th April 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Children law cases and parents with learning disabilities – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 29th, 2022 in adoption, care orders, children, families, family courts, foreign jurisdictions, jurisdiction, local government, news, placement orders by tracey

‘Eleanor Suthern reports on a recent Family Court ruling where a judge considered the international elements of the case and also gave guidance on proceedings involving a parent with a learning disability.’

Local Government Lawyer, 29th April 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

New Judgment: R (on the application of Coughlan) v Minister for the Cabinet Office [2022] UKSC 11 – UKSC Blog

Posted April 28th, 2022 in elections, identification, local government, news, pilot schemes, ultra vires by sally

‘This appeal concerns a challenge brought by the Appellant to orders made by the Respondent in respect of Braintree District Council and nine other local authorities (“the Pilot Orders”). These Pilot Orders authorised schemes to temporarily change the rules set out in secondary legislation governing local elections. These schemes, which were implemented in ten local authority areas in respect of the local government elections in May 2019, each introduced a new requirement for some form of voter identification for those local elections.’

UKSC Blog, 27th April 2022

Source: ukscblog.com

Re H [2022]EWFC 10: Guidance in Learning Disability Cases – Transparency Project

Posted April 27th, 2022 in care orders, children, codes of practice, disabled persons, families, family courts, learning difficulties, local government, news, placement orders, social services by sally

‘The Good Practice Guidance for working with parents with a learning disability was first published in 2007 by the Department of Health / Department for Education and Skills. Fifteen years and two revisions later, awareness of it remains patchy. In Re H [2022] EWFC 10 (19 January 2022), where the mother’s learning disability was a central feature of the case, the children’s social worker admitted that she was unfamiliar with the Guidance.’

Transparency Project, 26th April 2022

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk

The Observer view on failures of the child protection system – The Guardian

Posted April 25th, 2022 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child cruelty, children, families, homicide, inquiries, local government, murder, news, police, social services by sally

‘Two decades after the Victoria Climbié case led to an inquiry, recent deaths show we have learned little from such tragedies.’

The Guardian, 24th April 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Supreme Court to issue ruling next week on lawfulness of voter ID pilot schemes – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 22nd, 2022 in appeals, elections, identification, judicial review, local government, news, pilot schemes, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court, ultra vires by sally

‘The Supreme Court will next week (27 April) issue its ruling on whether the voter identification (“ID”) pilot schemes that were implemented in the May 2019 local government elections were lawful.’

Local Government Lawyer, 21st April 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Logan Mwangi: mother, stepfather and unnamed teen found guilty of murder – The Guardian

Posted April 22nd, 2022 in child cruelty, children, families, inquiries, local government, murder, news, racism, social services by sally

‘A five-year-old boy was murdered by his mother, stepfather and a 14-year-old youth after months of abuse and imprisonment in the “dungeon” of his small, dark bedroom, a jury has found.’

The Guardian, 21st April 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Ombudsman criticises council after child left without suitable educational provision for 14 months – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 21st, 2022 in local government, news, ombudsmen, school exclusions, special educational needs by sally

‘An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has seen Southend-on-Sea City Council agree to pay £9,000 to the mother of a child who was left without suitable schooling for more than a year.’

Local Government Lawyer, April 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

High Court quashes grant of planning permission by Secretary of State for Holocaust memorial – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 11th, 2022 in Judaism, local government, news, parks, parliament, planning by tracey

‘A High Court judge has quashed the Secretary of State’s decision to grant planning permission for a Holocaust memorial and learning centre in a park bordering the Palace of Westminster.’

Local Government Lawyer, 11th April 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

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