Title
LEGAL
Judge highlights Haringey safeguarding failures
By Martin Ford | 22 May 2020
A London borough has defended its social care service following scathing criticism from a High Co...
LEGAL
COVID-19 and consultation – Can it be online-only?
By Laura Thornton | 22 May 2020
Does COVID-19 end consultations? The simple answer is ‘no’, according to Laura Thornton. But she ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Charity threatens legal action on changes to safeguarding laws
By Ann McGauran | 20 May 2020
A charity has threatened legal action against the Department for Education (DfE) if it does not w...
LEGAL
Why localism is needed for behaviour change
By Dan Corry | 20 May 2020
Councils can be key – as can local community groups and charities – in setting social norms that ...
FINANCE
Care home on the brink of collapse
By Heather Jameson | 18 May 2020
Care homes in the North East have issued a legal warning to North Tyneside council, claiming they...
LEGAL
The property problem
By Lucy Woods | 06 May 2020
Lucy Woods advises a ‘pragmatic and sensible’ approach to managing the recommendations due to eme...
WHITEHALL
Supreme Court blocks Whitehall pensions interference
By Dan Peters | 30 April 2020
Government attempts to prevent councils boycotting Israel through their pension schemes have been...
LEGAL
Making use of force majeure
By Tiffany Cloynes | 30 April 2020
Tiffany Cloynes considers force majeure provisions in contracts, but points out that they may not...
PAY
Chief executive payment decisions 'not lawful'
By Dan Peters | 17 April 2020
‘Proper procedures’ were not followed and decisions to make payments to a council chief executive...
WHITEHALL
Council launches judicial review over local plan
By Dan Peters | 17 April 2020
Sevenoaks DC has begun judicial review proceedings after the Government’s planning inspector refu...
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