Berent v (1) Family Mosaic Housing (Incorporating Mosaic Housing Association) and (2) Islington London Borough Council Court of Appeal This ... read more
Jeremy Newman will be the new Chairman of the Audit Commission in the lead up to its abolition, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced. ... read more
From 1 October motorists have been given greater rights as new laws banning wheel clamping and towing take effect. It is now an offence to clamp, ... read more
A clear strategy is needed if more libraries are to adopt E-lending across England, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has said. He has launched a review ... read more
From Monday 1 October 2012 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rose in accordance with the recommendations set out by the Low Pay Commission in its ... read more
The Equality and Human Rights Commission welcomes the ban on age discrimination in services which came into force on 1 October in England, Wales ... read more
Councils are being offered a new way to alert residents to the fact they have embraced social media, with the national launch of the Social Media ... read more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced new support for local authorities in England to help them freeze council tax for a further year ... read more
Thousands of home extensions, which were previously blocked because they were unsightly, out of character with a local area or invaded neighbours’ ... read more