Local Government weekly highlights—24 July 2025
This week's edition of Local Government weekly highlights includes expert analysis on post-adoption contact in Re S (Placement Order Contact), the planning implications of the English Devolution Bill and Welsh housing policy reforms. It also covers key case law developments, including Waltham Forest v John on civil penalties under licensing schemes and R (on the application of Sarah Moakes) v Canterbury City Council and another on JR in AONB decisions, together with Appeal trackers on Test Valley Borough Council v Fiske and R (on the application of Sabhya Bano) v Waltham Forest LBC. Updates span Ofsted’s renewed inspection framework, CQC enforcement, childcare payment eligibility, NHS manager regulation, housing eligibility changes linked to international evacuations, cladding remediation deadlines, social security exemptions, teacher pay orders, devolution rollout and the cabinet Office’s 100 million pounds innovation squads initiative. It further includes updates on children’s social care, planning, social housing, education and licensing.