‘The London Borough of Bromley has said it is considering all legal measures after ordering a landowner to replace 131 trees that were felled without permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This was a judicial review of Haringey’s refusal to award Mr Islam Band A priority on its housing register, rather than Band B.’
Nearly Legal, 28th August 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘This was the second appeal from a review decision upholding the suitability of an offer of a private sector tenancy in Walsall in discharge of Waltham Forest’s s.193 duty to Ms Webb-Harden. Ms Webb-Harden is a single mother with three children, who had lived in London all her life. She had become homeless from the termination of a private sector tenancy.’
Nearly Legal, 28th August 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a single mother’s appeal against a decision of a reviewing officer of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, finding that the accommodation offered to her was “reasonable and suitable”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘This was an appeal by a grandmother against a refusal of her application under s24(2)(2) Adoption and Children Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”) for leave to apply to revoke placement orders in respect of her grandchildren. The application for leave was made six weeks after the care and placement orders had been made.’
Pump Court Chambers, 27th July 2023
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘In total, more than 400 unaccompanied children have gone missing under while under the care of the Home Office. The government has faced growing concerns from both peers and charities regarding the safety of these children; but what is being done to find them?’
Each Other, 24th August 2023
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a woman’s appeal against a decision that a room in a hostel was “suitable” accommodation for her to continue to occupy.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration at Newham Council over how it dealt with damp and mould, with the London borough taking more than three years to fix the issue.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Administrative Justice Council (AJC) has set out recommendations to improve the quality of local authority decision-making for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected a claim brought by a transgender young person that the defendant council failed to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty regarding his needs as a transgender person with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Upper Tribunal has found that a decision made by the First-tier Tribunal regarding autism mentoring support during non-term time periods did not involve an error on a point of law.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration from Stoke-on-Trent City Council for a lack of stage one complaint response on two separate occasions, which left a resident and her two vulnerable children in a home with damp and mould.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Ofsted has warned that “too often”, children subject to deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders are placed in illegal unregistered settings without external oversight.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Elbhiri v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. 9 December 2022. Central London County Court (Unreported – copy of judgment )
This is a s.204 appeal judgment that I have been sitting on for an inexcusably long time, ever since I was kindly sent the judgment. This is particularly inexcusable as it is a very interesting point at issue in this appeal. The brief background was that RBKC owed Ms Elbhiri the full housing duty following her homeless application. Ms E had been placed in temporary accommodation under s.193 Housing Act 1996. She then sought a review under s.202 of the suitability of the accommodation. The review upheld the suitability of the accommodation and Ms E brought a s.204 appeal.’
Nearly legal, 13th August 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A claimant recently won a High Court damages claim against a London borough for misuse of personal data, with the council ordered to pay £6,000 in damages. Ibrahim Hasan explains why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Colin Ricciardiello and Jonathan Blunden analyse the latest ruling on the duty of candour in judicial review proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose consider the lessons which can be learned from the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s decision in the Durham Company Limited v Durham County Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal recently considered the approach to be taken to a claim for judicial review of a decision that SB was clearly and obviously an adult. Catherine Rowlands examines the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has decided that a planning inspector erred in law over a dispute about an enforcement notice served by Buckinghamshire Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by the Secretary of State for Transport over the way in which compensation is calculated for land compulsory purchased for Birmingham’s Curzon Street HS2 station.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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