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CQC round-up—30 April 2025

CQC round-up—30 April 2025
Adult social care charging policies, the public sector equality duty, and severely disabled adults: the Court of Appeal judgment in (R (YVR) v Birmingham City Council)

Adult social care charging policies, the public sector equality duty, and severely disabled adults: the Court of Appeal judgment in (R (YVR) v Birmingham City Council)

Adult social care charging policies, the public sector equality duty, and severely disabled adults: the Court of Appeal judgment in (R (YVR) v Birmingham City Council)

Appropriate assessments and planning committee’s failure to consider relevant information (R (on the application of Dr Rosalind Bradbury) v Brecon Beacons National Park Authority)

Appropriate assessments and planning committee’s failure to consider relevant information (R (on the application of Dr Rosalind Bradbury) v Brecon Beacons National Park Authority)

Appropriate assessments and planning committee’s failure to consider relevant information (R (on the application of Dr Rosalind Bradbury) v Brecon Beacons National Park Authority)

Cabinet Office updates PPN 010: Procuring steel in government contracts

Cabinet Office updates PPN 010: Procuring steel in government contracts

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Maladministration—complaints

Maladministration—complaints

Maladministration—complaintsSection 23 of the Local Government Act 1974 (LGA 1974), creates the role of the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman...

What is the purposive approach to statutory interpretation?

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...

Use of consultants in public procurement

Use of consultants in public procurement

Use of consultants in public procurementThere are basically two types of consultants that are used in public procurement:•consultants with technical...

Licensing committees

Licensing committees

Licensing committeesThis Practice Note sets out the law and practice in relation to the duties and responsibilities of a licensing authority under the...

Practice notes

Obstruction of highways

Obstruction of highwaysThe fundamental public right upon a highway is to pass and re-pass, and the obstruction of a highway is usually a criminal...
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Produced in partnership with Nicholas Hancox Solicitors
2nd Mar
Practice notes

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...
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1st Mar
Practice notes

Call-off procedures under framework agreements

Call-off procedures under framework agreementsLegal regimeFramework agreements are used increasingly for the procurement of works, services and...
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Produced in partnership with Andrew Millross of Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP
28th Mar
Precedents

Letter responding to clarification requests

Letter responding to clarification requests[On headed paper][Insert date][Insert address of bidder]Dear [Insert contact name or name of nominated lead...
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Produced in partnership with Peter Ware of Browne Jacobson
28th Mar
Practice notes

Highways, street works and statutory undertakers

Highways, street works and statutory undertakersStreet works at common lawAt common law it is a nuisance to interfere with the surface of a highway....
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Produced in partnership with Nicholas Hancox of Nicholas Hancox Solicitors Ltd and Alistair Frew of Lodders LLP
2nd Mar
Q&As

Are the powers of a recovery order in children's care proceedings unlimited or can a child only be recovered once per order?

Are the powers of a recovery order in children's care proceedings unlimited or can a child only be recovered once per order?Grounds for applying for a...
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Produced in partnership with Kirstie Danton of St Ives Chambers
28th Mar
Practice notes

Assignment and succession of tenancy

Assignment and succession of tenancyAssignmentAssignment is the transfer of the interest in the tenancy to another person. Assignment of a secure...
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Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Gatehouse Chambers
28th Mar
Q&As

What duties does an environmental health officer have in relation to the housing health and safety rating system? What powers of enforcement do they have?

What duties does an environmental health officer have in relation to the housing health and safety rating system? What powers of enforcement do they...
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Produced in partnership with Alexander Campbell of Field Court Chambers
28th Mar
Practice notes

Housing disrepair for local authority landlords—a practical guide

Housing disrepair for local authority landlords—a practical guideThis Practice Note discusses disrepair claims in relation to social housing, setting...
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Produced in partnership with Alexander Bastin of Gatehouse Chambers
28th Mar
Practice notes

Collaborative procurement in the public sector—a short introduction

Collaborative procurement in the public sector—a short introductionThis Practice Note is a short introduction to the legal considerations that arise...
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Produced in partnership with Sharpe Pritchard
28th Mar
Practice notes

Teachers and staff in maintained schools

Teachers and staff in maintained schoolsWho is the employer?The employer will depend upon the status of the school. The employer is:•the local...
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2nd Mar
Q&As

What powers of dispersal are available to the police and/or a local authority under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014? How are they imposed and what matters are taken into consideration?

What powers of dispersal are available to the police and/or a local authority under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014? How are...
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Produced in partnership with Philip Rule of No 5 Chambers
2nd Mar
Practice notes

UK gambling licensing regime

UK gambling licensing regimeThe three main types of licence available to potential gambling licensees within Great Britain are:•operating...
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Produced in partnership with Carl Rohsler of Memery Crystal
28th Mar
Practice notes

Council tax

Council taxWhat is Council tax and what is its purpose?The council tax was introduced as the primary source of collecting income from local residents...
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Produced in partnership with Alan Murdie of Council Tax Legal Services
28th Mar
Practice notes

Introduction to Social housing regulation

Introduction to Social housing regulationThere are two separate regimes governing social housing in England and Wales. Each country had its own...
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2nd Mar
Practice notes

Accidents in schools—liability in tort

Accidents in schools—liability in tortAccidents happen in schoolsChildren are often injured without any fault on the part of any person. They are by...
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Produced in partnership with Christopher McFarland of Sinclairs Law and Nicholas Hancox of Nicholas Hancox Solicitors
28th Mar

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Liability for business rates

Liability for business ratesThe Local Government Finance Act 1988 (LGFA 1988) identifies three categories of ratepayer:•occupiers•owners, and•persons named in central rating listsOccupiersAn occupier is a person who on any day in a chargeable financial year (ie a period of 12 months beginning 1

Council tax enforcement

Council tax enforcementCouncil tax was introduced as the primary source of collecting income from local residents by local authorities in England on 1 April 1993. The legislation also covers Wales but the administration of council tax in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government. The council tax

What letter before action (if any) should be sent ahead of an application for an order for sale and

What letter before action (if any) should be sent ahead of an application for an order for sale and possession enforcing a charging order?The Practice Direction Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols (the Practice Direction) sets out the conduct and steps the court will normally expect the parties to take

If a liability order is obtained and information subsequently comes to light that from a third party that

If a liability order is obtained and information subsequently comes to light that from a third party that the debt is owed in part by them, so the council issues a fresh demand for a reduced sum, is the liability order still valid or should the council set it aside and start again?The Q&A