The Cabinet Office has published its latest update of the Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS) referrals and case resolutions, covering cases from January 2018 to June 2026. The document sets out the referrals raised and the associated resolutions of cases investigated under the PPRS.

The Cabinet Office has published its latest update of the Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS) referrals and case resolutions, covering cases from January 2018 to May 2026. The document sets out the referrals raised and the associated resolutions of cases investigated under the PPRS.

The Cabinet Office has published its latest update of the Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS) referrals and case resolutions, covering cases from January 2018 to November 2025. The document sets out the referrals raised and the associated resolutions of cases investigated under the PPRS.

The Cabinet Office has published its latest update of the Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS) referrals and case resolutions, covering the period from January 2018 to October 2025. The document sets out the referrals raised and the associated resolutions of cases investigated under the PPRS.

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has published its latest Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS) results, covering cases from January 2018 to August 2025. The document details issues raised and resolutions of cases investigated under the PPRS.

Local Government analysis: The Court of Appeal in this case considered and upheld the Lower Court’s earlier conclusions rejecting two claims for a statutory review and a judicial review in respect of three Experimental Traffic Orders (ETOs) made by the respondent, the London Borough of Lambeth Council, as local traffic authority (LTA), for three Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in its area. The ETOs had been brought forward in the particular context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown and new government statutory guidance at that time which enjoined local authorities to introduce measures to give more road space to cyclists and pedestrians, including LTNs ‘as swiftly as possible, and in any event within weeks, given the urgent need to change travel habits before the restart takes full effect’. This meant ETOs being introduced promptly and full equality impact assessments (EqIAs) under the carried out Equality Act 2010 (the EqA 2010) but on a ‘rolling basis’, taking into account the further information gained about the measures when in place. The decisions which gave rise to the challenged orders were made by the council’s Strategic Director: Resident Services under delegated powers, on 9 October 2020. The central question in the appeal was whether the LTA had discharged its ‘public sector equality duty’ (PSED) under EqA 2010, s 149 and whether what had been done was sufficient to pass the test of having ‘due regard’ to the equality objectives in EqA 2010, s 149(1) objectives. Written by Celina Colquhoun, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers.

The House of Lords Public Services Committee has published a letter from its Chair, Lord Bradley, to the Minister of State for Education, Georgia Gould OBE MP, calling on the Department for Education (DfE) to provide further support and guidance to schools and local authorities managing falling primary school rolls. The letter states that existing funding does not adequately protect schools from declining pupil numbers, particularly small and rural schools and those supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. The Committee calls for guidance covering staff reductions, mixed-age classes, mergers and closures, and says that related decisions should take account of their impact on children and communities. It also asks the government to consider additional funding and prepare for future falls in secondary school pupil numbers.

The House of Lords Public Services Committee has published its report titled ‘Medicines security—a national priority’ finding that medicine supply shortages are not prioritised as a national security issue with the Government and NHS lacking oversight and coordination over medicine resilience. It highlights fragile global supply chains, increasing shortages reported by pharmacy workers and the UK’s reliance on China and India for active ingredients leaving patients at risk when essential medicines are unavailable. The report recommends treating medicine security as a national security issue improving communication of shortages across the supply chain boosting UK manufacturing of generic medicines and publishing a Critical Medicines List to strengthen resilience.

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has published two public interest reports finding systemic failings at Trivallis housing association after vulnerable tenants experienced years of delays in essential repairs including damp and mould issues. The ombudsman found breaches of the Welsh Housing Quality Standard and Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, with concerns raised about Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights violations. Trivallis accepted recommendations including staff training, financial redress, and improved procedures for vulnerable tenants.

Local Government analysis: The claimant challenged the Council’s Public Spaces Protection Order (the Order), prohibiting unauthorised mooring of boats at riverbanks in the Council’s area, on numerous grounds. One of these was that the Order was underinclusive, in that it allowed for suspension of the Order when there were risks on the river downstream of the relevant area but not for upstream risks. The court concluded that the Order was irrational in so far as it did not provide for suspension of the prohibition when there were upstream and downstream risks. The Order was insufficiently certain so as to guide river users as to their conduct in similar circumstances. The defect in the Order in these respects could not be saved by a policy on when breaches of the Order would not be prosecuted. Written by Denis Edwards, barrister, Normanton Chambers.

In Public Trustee v Cooper, the English High Court recognised that it had the jurisdiction to bless the ‘momentous decision’ of a trustee, thus protecting the decision from future attack as a breach of trust. Background Before the decision in Public Trustee v Cooper, the court, as part of its supervisory jurisdiction over trusts, already had the jurisdiction to give declaratory relief as to the proper interpretation of trust instruments and to determine prospectively whether the trustee had the power to take a step which it contemplated taking. Furthermore, the court had the jurisdiction to accept the surrendered jurisdiction of the trustees where they were conflicted or locked in an irresolvable dispute as to the exercise of a power or discretion. The court's jurisdiction In Public Trustee v Cooper, a four-fold analysis sets out the different types of proceedings: • category one—proceedings for guidance as to whether some proposed action is within the trustees' powers, which is ultimately a question of construction • category two—cases where the trustees wish to obtain

At the beginning of a charitable public appeal, there is no (or little) guarantee that the appeal will be successful. Consequently, it makes sense to set out the main issues to be dealt with at the beginning. This checklist will assist the practitioner when explaining those potential issues or can be given to the appeal promoters to keep these issues in mind. The checklist isolates some matters of concern, such as: • objects—identifiable and practicable objects are necessary • target—if the appeal is ongoing, there may need to be consideration as to how, say, continuing maintenance or research is to be funded • trustees—responsibility is an essential element • assistance—it may