Brent library closure campaigners lose legal battle – BBC News
“Campaigners have failed in a legal bid to thwart the closure of several libraries in north-west London.”
BBC News, 19th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: local government
Council ordered to put the brakes on ‘nightlife tax’ – The Independent
“Theatre-goers, restaurateurs and night workers throughout London’s West End were celebrating yesterday after plans to introduce evening and weekend parking charges were shelved until after the Olympic Games. The proposed charges, dubbed a ‘tax on nightlife’, had infuriated impresarios and business owners alike. They have been temporarily dropped after a High Court judge said they risked damaging local businesses.”
The Independent, 16th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Islington London Borough Council v Boyle and another – WLR Daily
Islington London Borough Council v Boyle and another: [2011] EWCA Civ 1450; [2011] WLR (D) 355
“Guidance on the principles to be applied when determining whether a tenant occupied a dwelling-house as his only or principal home within section 81 of the Housing Act 1985.”
WLR Daily, 6th December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Watchdog issues record fine to Welsh council after serious data protection breach – OUT-LAW.com
“A Welsh council has been issued with the highest ever fine levied by the UK’s data protection watchdog after mistakenly sending child protection documents to the wrong person.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th December 2011
Soruce: www.out-law.com
Ex-councillor admits porn charges – The Independent
“A Lib Dem MP’s former aide, who ran a campaign to prevent the closure of a local swimming pool popular with children, avoided a jail sentence today after admitting child porn offences.”
The Independent, 7th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Record £130,000 child data error fine for Powys council – BBC News
“A council which sent details of a child protection case to the wrong person has received a record £130,000 fine for breaching the Data Protection Act.”
BBC News, 6th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges warned against straying into politics – by top judge – Daily Telegraph
“Judges are straying too far in the world of politics and should stay within their ‘proper function’, the head of the judiciary, Lord Judge, has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Leeds Group plc v Leeds City Council (No 2) Regina (Leeds Group plc) v Leeds City Council (No 2) – WLR Daily
“Sections 98 and 103(2) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, which inserted subsection (1A) into section 22 of the Commons Registration Act 1965, thereby amending the definition of town or village green, were clear and unambiguous and the new policy in subsection (1A) applied in its entirety to all applications to register land as a town or village green made on or after 30 January 2001. If the impact of the new policy as a whole was considered it had been prospective, not retrospective, in its effect when enacted on 30 November 2000.”
WLR Daily, 2nd December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
By-law plan to remove Parliament Square tent protest – BBC News
“Westminster City Council has said it intends to introduce a by-law to remove tents from Parliament Square.”
BBC News, 5th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council meeting prayers challenged at high court – The Guardian
“The long tradition of prayers being said before local council meetings is to be challenged at the high court on Friday.”
The Guardian, 30th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Managing Major Change: Employment and Corporate Governance – Cloisters
“National governments impose obligations on local government. Electors have needs and preferences to be met. Politicians have aspirations to achieve. None of this will happen without the worker – bees of local government – from chief executive to road sweeper – willingly putting their shoulder to the wheel or hand to the broom. So good human resource management is what makes things happen well.”
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Cloisters, 15th-17th November 2011
Source: www.cloisters.com
Women win landmark court of appeal decision over equal pay – The Guardian
“Cooks, cleaners, caterers and care staff have won a landmark court of appeal decision that could pave the way for many more equal pay claims.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Local authorities report more than 1000 personal data breaches in last three years – OUT-LAW.com
“Local authorities in the UK have collectively lost personal data on at least 1035 occasions in the past three years, a privacy group has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th November 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Elderly home care failures breach human rights, report finds – The Guardian
“Equality and Human Rights Commission says elderly people face unchecked ‘ageism’ from council-funded home care.”
The Guardian, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boys’ wrestling can continue at cage-fight club, council says – The Guardian
“A social club where two young boys took part in a cage-fighting event can continue to hold similar bouts even though it breached its licence, councillors said on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 17th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Williams v Essex County Council – WLR Daily
Williams v Essex County Council: [2011] EWCA Civ 1315; [2011] WLR (D) 329
“A statement of special educational needs automatically lapsed when a person ceased to be a child, which was at 19 years. The Court of Appeal so stated when allowing the appeal of Essex County Council against a decision of Judge Jacobs in the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) on 8 March 2010 setting aside a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) of 8 September 2009 that it was no longer necessary to maintain the statement of special educational needs of MW (now aged 22 years), the daughter of the claimant, Antony John Williams.”
WLR Daily, 15th November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Court allows challenges against library closures – The Guardian
“Campaigners won the latest legal battle over library closures when a judge in London allowed challenges against plans to shut libraries in Gloucestershire and Somerset.”
The Guardian, 16th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (SA (A Child) (by SH as litigation friend)) v Kent County Council (Secretary of State for Education, intervener) – WLR Daily
“The obligations imposed on a local authority in certain circumstances pursuant to section 23(2) and (6) of the Children Act 1989, relating to the provision of accommodation and/or maintenance for certain children in need and being looked after by the authority, were to be considered as alternatives, rather than as parallel means by which to achieve a single statutory purpose.”
WLR Daily, 10th November 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Courts step in to save vulnerable from cuts – The Independent
“Two disabled men who faced losing their right to care won a landmark High Court case yesterday over cost cutting by their council. It was the latest in a series of rulings that threatens to disrupt the Government’s attempts to slash local authority spending.”
The Independent, 12th November 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Council’s social care cuts are unlawful, high court rules – The Guardian
“Two severely disabled adults have won a landmark high court battle over cost-cutting by their local authority when a judge ruled that Isle of Wight council’s plans to reduce its adult social care budget are unlawful.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
