Local Government weekly highlights—20 April 2023

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This week's edition of Local Government weekly highlights includes expert analysis on the postponement of the Liberty Protection Safeguards; the government’s new consultation on the creation of a use class for short term lets and associated permitted development rights in England; and the proposed amendments to NHS pension schemes. Case analyses includes GP v The Lime Trust, which considered if the First-Tier Tribunal was required to consider whether an Academy Trust had complied with the Public Sector Equality Duty when determining if the Trust had discriminated against a pupil on the grounds of disability; R (Ashchurch Rural Parish Council) v Tewkesbury Borough Council in which the Court of Appeal considered if a ‘bridge to nowhere’ should have been granted planning permission. The weekly highlights also includes further updates on Judicial review, Social housing, Education, Social care, Healthcare, Planning, Licensing, and Highways.