About Local Government Law

Local authorities are facing a period of unprecedented change and uncertainty. Lawyers are required to guide elected officials, council workers and the public through this process often with little support or guidance.

Social housing

This gold standard content set covers all aspects of social housing from homelessness, tenancy management, shared ownership and right to buy together with regulating housing provision.

Education

Education is central to the governments skills agenda to drive innovation and growth. Every aspect of education law is covered from early years foundation stage to further and higher education with a dedicated special educational needs topic.

Public procurement

Public bodies are subject to the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. We give full coverage of public contracts, from issues to consider before procurement, to dealing with contract award challenges.

Local authorities

Local authorities are facing unprecedented financial challenges, inevitable rationalisation and prioritisation of service provision. Lawyers are key in ensuring that difficult decisions are taken and implemented lawfully

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How can English courts apply or refer to a Court of Justice decision if the judgment is not published in English and therefore there is no Court of Justice approved judgment available in English?
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An employee who is not currently registered with Social Work England (SWE) has been dismissed and a referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is being made, due to safeguarding concerns. The employer is concerned that the former employee may try to register with SWE in order to work with vulnerable children in the future, without disclosing the safeguarding concerns relating to them, and without SWE carrying out the relevant DBS checks. If the employer informs SWE voluntarily about the outcome of the disciplinary proceedings against the employee, would this amount to a breach of data protection law?
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What are the factors taken into account when deciding whether to proceed in the absence of the Registrant?
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What powers does a local authority have to make an assessment of the landlord’s assets and income, in respect of a civil penalty under the Housing and Planning Act 2016?
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It is a condition of a deferred payment agreement under the Care Act 2014 that the local authority will not unreasonably withhold or delay consent to a service user’s property being let as an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) which enables an order for possession to be obtained on one month’s notice after an initial term of no more than six months, and which enables possession to be obtained on the minimum statutory notice period. Can an AST be granted on these terms given that a landlord must give two months’ notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988?

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