The claimant wished to build 33 homes at Oddfellows Street, in Cleckheaton, but the inspector's conclusion had been that there was no prospect within a reasonable period of ensuring that an access ...

In Born into Care: 1 in every 118 infants in England at risk of care proceedings in 2024/25, they said the rate at which infants are involved in care proceedings was substantially higher than in ...

The Scottish Government, councils and NHS Boards are failing to meet their "most basic obligations" regarding food, health and housing in the South of Scotland, a human rights watchdog has warned.

Kensington and Chelsea Council has been told it must improve its IT systems and cyber security training after a cyber attack last year disrupted several services and led to data theft. The cyber ...

The Supreme Court is this week (7-8 October) hearing an appeal over whether a threshold of seriousness of harm applies to claims for damages following a data breach.

Lewes District Council has become the latest local authority to take “protective legal action” in the aftermath of the Government’s decision to pause and review local government reorganisation (LGR).

In September 2025 the High Court (Mr Justice Bourne) rejected two joined claims for judicial review concerning the question of whether a faith-based oversubscription criterion within the admission ...

The Court of Protection has concluded that a 16-year-old boy is not being deprived of his liberty in the latest ruling in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the AGNI case earlier this year ...

The Law Society of England and Wales has called for clear accountability for agentic AI in justice, amid concerns that “AI is moving faster than the rules needed to govern it”. In a report, The Future ...

The Supreme Court has granted ministers and HS2 Limited permission to appeal a ruling that certain tunnelling works did not have planning permission. The court said the issue in the case was: ...

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has officially changed its name to the Public Service Ombudsman after research suggested that its old name was “confusing for people”. The new name took ...

East Herts Council has urged the Government to legislate for stronger planning enforcement and police powers in relation to intentional unauthorised development, including giving councils' improved ...