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Whether the High Court may authorise unregulated placements for children under 16 from 9 September 2021 (Tameside MBC v AM and others)

The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Whether the High Court may authorise unregulated placements for children under 16 from 9 September 2021 (Tameside MBC v AM and others)

Education law—Secretary of State unable to recover tuition fees under the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 (SS Education v CCP Graduate School Ltd)

The following Local Government news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Education law—Secretary of State unable to recover tuition fees under the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 (SS Education v CCP Graduate School Ltd)

Local Government weekly highlights—16 September 2021

The following Local Government news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Local Government weekly highlights—16 September 2021

Who examines the examiners? (AB, Petitioner)

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Who examines the examiners? (AB, Petitioner)

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Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)An arms length management organisation (ALMO) is a not-for-profit company that provides housing services...

Professional Standards Authority

Professional Standards AuthorityWhat is the Professional Standards Authority?The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) oversees the work of the UK’s...

Reversionary lease by reference

LR1. Date of the lease[date]LR2. Title Number(s)LR2.1 Landlord's title number(s)[title numbers out of which this Lease is granted. Leave blank if not...

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for commercial property in Scotland

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for commercial property in ScotlandHow do EPCs apply to commercial property in Scotland?This Practice Note...

Practice notes

Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocol

Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocolWhen considering whether and how to bring a claim for judicial review, the first step is to...

Produced in partnership with Matthew Purchase of Matrix Chambers and Dr Mirza Ahmad of St Philips Chambers 19th May

Practice notes

Highways, street works and statutory undertakers

Highways, street works and statutory undertakersCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been...

Produced in partnership with Nicholas Hancox of Nicholas Hancox Solicitors Ltd and Alistair Frew of Lodders LLP 19th May

Practice notes

Off-street parking orders

Off-street parking ordersSTOP PRESS: the Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Act 2017 came into force on 27 June 2017 and has introduced a change to...

19th May

Practice notes

Malicious falsehood

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no requirement in a claim for...

Produced in partnership with 5RB 19th May

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Practice notes

How to obtain a writ of control—High Court judgments

How to obtain a writ of control—High Court judgmentsThis Practice Note concerns provisions of the CPR and related legislation (The Tribunals, Courts...

19th May

Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...

Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

Brexit

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What is the purposive approach to statutory interpretation?

What is the purposive approach to statutory interpretation?Purposive (teleological) constructionThe purposive approach has its roots in legal systems...

19th May

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What effect does the service of a notice of seeking possession (NOSP) have on the legal status of a secure tenant? When does a secure tenancy end, on service of NOSP or on granting of the eviction order?

What effect does the service of a notice of seeking possession (NOSP) have on the legal status of a secure tenant? When does a secure tenancy end, on...

Produced in partnership with Alex Campbell of Field Court Chambers 19th May

Practice notes

Call-off procedures under framework agreements

Call-off procedures under framework agreementsBrexit impact—public procurementThe UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement...

Produced in partnership with Mr Andrew Millross of Anthony Collins Solicitors 19th May

Practice notes

Demoted tenancies

Demoted tenanciesCoronavirus (COVID-19): During the current pandemic, legislation and changes to practice and procedure in the courts and tribunals...

19th May

Practice notes

Assignment and succession of tenancy

Assignment and succession of tenancyCoronavirus (COVID-19): During the current pandemic, legislation and changes to practice and procedure in the...

Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Hardwicke Chambers 19th May

Practice notes

Sexual entertainment licensing

Sexual entertainment licensingWhat is a sex establishmentThe Local Government (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1982 (as amended) (LG(MP)A 1982) creates...

Produced in partnership with Chris Grunert of John Gaunt Solicitors 19th May

Practice notes

The standstill period

The standstill periodWhat is the standstill period?When a contracting authority reaches its decision on the award of a public contract subject to the...

Produced in partnership with Lee Digings of Lee Digings Associates 19th May

Practice notes

Teacher serious misconduct in England

Teacher serious misconduct in EnglandCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA...

19th May

Practice notes

Child protection conferences

Child protection conferencesPlease note the information in this Practice Note relates to the current law in England. The law in Wales in this area is...

Produced in partnership with Claire Cousin 19th May

Practice notes

Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST)

Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST)Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the...

Produced in partnership with Shazia Akhtar of Hardwicke Chambers 19th May

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IR35—off-payroll workers

IR35—off-payroll workersCoronavirus (COVID-19): in light of the coronavirus crisis, the government announced temporary measures to support the...

Produced in partnership with David Smith of DLA Piper 17th Sep

Q&As

Does the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 apply to civil and family law proceedings and to what extent can a local authority use surveillance for the purposes of civil or family law proceedings?

Does the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 apply to civil and family law proceedings and to what extent can a local authority use...

17th Sep

Practice notes

Surveillance powers of local councils

Surveillance powers of local councilsThe Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA 2016) overhauled the legal framework governing the use of covert...

16th Sep

Q&As

What legal structures are available to the HR department of a local authority to provide recruitment services (for profit) to an independent school? Is the position the same where recruitment services are provided to academies?

What legal structures are available to the HR department of a local authority to provide recruitment services (for profit) to an independent school?...

14th Sep

Practice notes

The Prevent duty

The Prevent dutySince 2015, certain ‘specified authorities’ have been under a statutory duty, in the exercise of their functions, to have due regard...

10th Sep

Q&As

Can local authorities allow political parties to use their premises for their campaigning?

Can local authorities allow political parties to use their premises for their campaigning?Some local authorities issue a Code of Conduct or Guidance...

24th Aug

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Are combined authorities by legislation required to have an internal audit committee?

Are combined authorities by legislation required to have an internal audit committee?The process of devolution has resulted in power and control being...

24th Aug

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Are there any rules around the recording of Child Protection Conferences? Can individuals record them via an electronic device despite the usual warning from the IRO about this? What offences might be committed?

Are there any rules around the recording of Child Protection Conferences? Can individuals record them via an electronic device despite the usual...

Produced in partnership with Katherine Illsley of 4 King’s Bench Walk 24th Aug

Q&As

Where a local authority has produced a licence, which incorrectly states a longer licence period than the period it decided decided to grant, what is the procedure for correcting this administrative error?

Where a local authority has produced a licence, which incorrectly states a longer licence period than the period it decided decided to grant, what is...

Produced in partnership with David Wilson of a2z licensing 19th Aug

Q&As

At a Licensing Act 2003 review where the holder of the premises licence fails to make representations, does this prevent them from taking any active part in the hearing?

At a Licensing Act 2003 review where the holder of the premises licence fails to make representations, does this prevent them from taking any active...

Produced in partnership with David Wilson of a2z licensing 19th Aug

Q&As

Can you bring a claim for breach of statutory duty under the Local Authorities’ Cemeteries Order 1977 when cemetery records have not been kept accurately?

Can you bring a claim for breach of statutory duty under the Local Authorities’ Cemeteries Order 1977 when cemetery records have not been kept...

19th Aug

Practice notes

Implementing and achieving effective governance in the public sector

Implementing and achieving effective governance in the public sectorWhat does effective governance mean in the public sector?Governance within the...

Produced in partnership with Lisa Larsen of The Behavioural Insights Team 17th Aug

Q&As

What duties are imposed on a public authority by a statutory inquiry convened under the Inquiry Act 2005?

What duties are imposed on a public authority by a statutory inquiry convened under the Inquiry Act 2005?The duty of a public authority to respond to...

Produced in partnership with Tim Earl, Solicitor to the Council and Head of Legal Services of Suffolk County Council 17th Aug

Practice notes

Statutory user rights—sharing of space by councils

Statutory user rights—sharing of space by councilsStatutory user rights—backgroundStatutory user rights arose to assist local councils after the 1974...

15th Aug

Q&As

Is there a legal duty on a highways authority to consult with the public on proposed highway works eg resurfacing a public highway?

Is there a legal duty on a highways authority to consult with the public on proposed highway works eg resurfacing a public highway?Duty to...

Produced in partnership with Alastair Frew of Lodders Solicitors 15th Aug

Q&As

What considerations must a local authority take into account when disposing of a playing field?

What considerations must a local authority take into account when disposing of a playing field?Under section 123(1) of the Local Government Act 1972...

15th Aug

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Do the Police have power to issue notices under section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990? Could they be granted delegated power to issue notices but reserving the prosecution to the local authority in the event of noncompliance?

Do the Police have power to issue notices under section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990? Could they be granted delegated power to issue...

Produced in partnership with Adam Heppinstall of Henderson Chambers 15th Aug

Q&As

What is the position where a byelaw created under section 90 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 has not been revoked or repealed, but the land no longer belongs to the LPA? Does the byelaw run with the land or does it automatically fall away?

What is the position where a byelaw created under section 90 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 has not been revoked or...

15th Aug

Practice notes

Key considerations in local authority decision making

Key considerations in local authority decision makingCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily...

Produced in partnership with Philip McCourt 15th Aug

Practice notes

Local authority powers to charge and trade

Local authority powers to charge and tradeCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been altered...

Produced in partnership with Philip McCourt 15th Aug

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Whether the High Court may authorise unregulated placements for children under 16 from 9 September 2021 (Tameside MBC v AM and others)

Education law—Secretary of State unable to recover tuition fees under the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 (SS Education v CCP Graduate School Ltd)

Local Government weekly highlights—16 September 2021

Who examines the examiners? (AB, Petitioner)

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Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)

Professional Standards Authority

Reversionary lease by reference

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for commercial property in Scotland

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