The Government has extended the deadline for councils submitting a local plan under the legacy system to March 2027, after the Planning Minister said some local authorities were at risk of missing the ...

The Local Government Association (LGA) has welcomed a proposed review of the existing employment tribunal equal pay rules and processes, alongside “proportionate” legislative and enforcement measures ...

Lawyers at Irwin Mitchell have sent a formal pre-action letter to the council on behalf of four affected young people and campaign group ‘Measure what Matters’. The group warn ...

Gateshead Council has issued its first fine to a landlord for serving an illegal eviction notice since new renters' rights laws came into force. The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 introduced significant ...

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSJ) has issued an alert encouraging UK organisations to take immediate action to mitigate two critical security issues in PHP, the server-side scripting language ...

The lack of transparency around public authorities' use of artificial intelligence (AI) in decision-making is creating barriers for those wishing to challenge decisions through judicial review, the ...

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has formally agreed to submit a proposal under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007, in an effort to persuade the Government to reconsider its proposed ...

At least four councils have refused to update their constitutions to account for the National Scheme of Delegation, which will see more planning decisions delegated to officers. The four local ...

The nominated judge also found that in standing as a candidate in a local election, Judge Juss had breached the expectation that fee-paid judges refrain from political activity that could compromise ...

The Regulator of Social Housing has withdrawn its decision to de-register a housing association from the register of social housing providers, following a High Court challenge.

Not enough was done by the government to protect people in care settings in the early stages of the pandemic, leading to more than 43,000 recorded deaths involving Covid-19 in care homes between March ...

The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has written to the Minister of State for Social Care, Alison McGovern, to say its members remain concerned about the implications in practice of the Supreme ...