“More than 450,000 people could already have received a court summons because they have fallen into arrears with their council tax payments following changes to the system, it was claimed.”
The Independent, 11th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The council that dealt with the Baby P and Victoria Climbié cases has apologised after failing to prevent the abuse of a toddler who suffered extensive injuries at the hands of his family.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A district council’s compulsory purchase of the site of a famous amusement park has today been upheld by the Court of Appeal.”
Local Government Lawyer, 8th October 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“An alliance of 40 charity chiefs and experts is today urging members of the Lords to seize a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to change the law to give young people in foster care the same start in adult life as their peers.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A farmer is set to win a 20-year-long legal battle for planning permission for a large lake on his land.”
BBC News, 9th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Studying past cases of child neglect is a ‘big distraction’ for child protection professionals, a leading professor of social work has said, a day after a jury convicted a mother of starving her young son to death.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A High Court judge has dismissed a judicial review challenge to the first scheme to be promoted by a local authority under the infrastructure planning and consenting regime contained in the Planning Act 2008.”
Local Government Lawyer, 4th October 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“An alcoholic mother of eight who starved her four-year-old son to death and left his body in a cot for nearly two years has been jailed for 15 years.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A local authority and a finance watchdog are at loggerheads over whether certain expenditure – including the grant of an indemnity to the chief executive to bring a libel counter-claim – was unlawful.”
Local Government Lawyer, 30th September 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“There has been a lot of excitement about the Westminster FTT bedroom tax appeal by Mr Surinder Lall (eg Guardian, CAB). As I mentioned in my last post on the FTT bedroom tax decisions, it was hard to tell what had happened by looking at the decision itself and the press reports. Some, like the CAB, have taken the view that it was Mr Lall’s use of the second room to hold and use equipment related to his disability (he is blind) that was the basis of the decision. If so, this would be a ‘current use’ decision and highly significant, in view of the DWP’s position that ‘tenant use’ should not be a factor.”
NearlyLegal, 28th September 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“A housing association tenant in central London has won an appeal against the imposition of the bedroom tax by Conservative-run Westminster city council, in what is thought to be the first such victory in England.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Councils in England could be banned from using CCTV cameras and ‘spy cars’ to hand motorists parking fines under new government proposals.”
The Independent, 27th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Magistrates last week upheld a London borough’s bid to tackle spitting in the street through powers normally used to enforce against litter.”
Local Government Lawyer, 25th September 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“A local authority is set to pay out thousands of pounds after it housed 40 homeless families in bed and breakfast accommodation for longer than the recommended limit of six weeks.”
Local Government Lawyer, 24th September 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“This is a successful judicial review of the grant of planning permission to a proposed new golf club in leafy Surrey – where one central issue was whether, in planning policy terms, there was a ‘need’ for the club. The local planning officers had advised the council against the proposal, but the members voted in favour of it (just), hence this challenge. It succeeded on grounds including perversity, which is pretty rare, especially in the planning context, but, when one looks at the judgment, you can readily see why the judge concluded as he did. ”
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th September 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The bedroom tax First Tier Tribunal decisions are coming in now. And they are intriguing. In some ways, not a surprise, in others somewhat opaque. As well as the first Fife decision, there are another four Fife decisions that I’ve now seen, and a rather frustrating one from Westminster.”
NearlyLegal, 24th September 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Introducing a proposed residence test for legal aid will lead to local authorities paying tens of millions of pounds to support children in care and prevent increased homelessness, campaigners have warned the Ministry of Justice.”
The Guardian, 23rd September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The High Court has suspended eviction proceedings against anti-fracking protestors at a West Sussex site, saying that the council had not taken their right to freedom of assembly into account.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“One-third of councils previously judged by inspectors to have child protection weaknesses are still failing to meet minimum requirements, figures show.”
BBC News, 18th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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