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design at selection and tender stage in three key areas of change that
the Act introduced.

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what local authorities need to consider when it comes to the
Building Safety Act 2022 and service charge recovery.

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what "Awaab's Law"
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Housing management
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key takeaways on six key
challenges in housing
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between aspiration and delivery. Targets have been set and missed;
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The Local Power Plan: Putting Clean Power in Communities’ Hands
The powers of exclusion panels
Removal from kinship care
When school discipline meets disability
Navigating the expansion of foster care
No "clinical decision" exemption from best interests
Local Government Reorganisation 2026
Adoption vs long-term fostering
Care leavers and redaction of records
“Unusual facts and procedural irregularities”
Planning appeals and costs awards
Land value and the principle of reality
The latest Sizewell C JR
Impecuniosity and other issues in credit hire claims
Disclosure to the DBS
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Case study: using enforcement powers for the remediation of buildings
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Leaving care provisions demystified!
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Gender-questioning children under draft KCSIE 2026
Accelerating the planning appeals process: unintended consequences
The convergence of DRS, Simpler Recycling and EPR
Housing case alert - February 2026
The Renters Rights Act and social landlords
Book review: “Reforming lessons”
The draft NPPF consultation: what’s new
Mobile phones, AI and schools
Transparency in FII cases
Court documents and AI
What is an Officer?
The High Court on the EHRC’s “interim update”
Substituted decision notices and contempt of court
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Council ends legal action against parents over unauthorised absence of child
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Council faces High Court legal challenge over school closure as part of county-wide restructuring plan
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Council faces judicial review over SEND cuts
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Council faces legal action over pulling out of service for children with disabilities
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Council facing judicial review for push to get children in vulnerable families back to school
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Council facing legal claim over abuse suffered at school for vulnerable children
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Council facing potential legal challenge over planned transfer of former leisure centre site to university
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Council failed looked after child with special educational needs because of “bewildering” lack of basic knowledge, Ombudsman finds
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Council failed to carry out needs assessment within statutory timeframes due to shortage of educational psychologists, Ombudsman finds
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Council failed to follow correct procedure when deciding whether school transport should be provided, Ombudsman finds
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Council failed to provide education for numerous children with SEND, Ombudsman finds
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Council fails in Court of Appeal challenge over special educational needs provision
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Council failures led to loss of educational provision for autistic child, Ombudsman finds
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Council fined £16k after school technician lost finger while operating machine
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Council fined £27k after guilty plea over its Legionella management systems
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Council forced to apply for retrospective planning permission for ground source heat pumps after thinking it was unnecessary
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Council found at fault for failing to offer alternative educational provision when looked after child moved in with new family
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Council had backlog of nearly 1,500 support plans to review for children with SEND, Ombudsman finds
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Council hires barrister to conduct review of assessment process for Education, Health and Care plans
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Council hit with improvement notice following SEND inspection
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