Local Government weekly highlights—9 September 2021

Table of contents

• Public procurement
• Updated PPN on reservation of below-threshold contracts after Brexit transition
• Governance
• The Court of Appeal receives evidence in order to vary a confiscation order (London Borough of Barnet v Kamyab)
• MHCLG publishes updated national local growth assurance framework
• Mayor of London launches London Refugee Response fund
• MHCLG announces funding to improve data sharing between public bodies
• LGA publishes international trade guidance for local businesses
• Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Commencement No 12) Order 2021, SI 2021/1006
• Education

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Article summary

This week's edition of Local Government weekly highlights includes case analyses of the decisions in London Borough of Barnet v Kamyab on varying a confiscation order, Re UTAG v TfL on the lawfulness of London’s pandemic traffic policies plus analysis on what English local authorities need to know when placing a child in Scotland. It also includes the latest coronavirus (COVID-19), public procurement, governance, education, social care, healthcare, local authority prosecutions, licensing, planning and environment updates.