Earlier this year we reported on the case of Article 39 v Secretary of State for Education, a challenge brought by the Children’s rights charity Article 39 to the Adoption…

Boris Johnson’s Ten-Point net-zero plan for climate change emerged this week and promptly got a bad press from all quarters. Maybe it’s unfair, and tough on someone who has just…

Three weeks ago in the Week in Parliament, we discussed the debate around the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2020 (and a variety of…

The Grenfell Tower disaster has had significant impacts across society. It has lead to widespread debate on reforming various aspects across safety, building regulations and what approach the Government should…

Healthwatch England is the independent national champion for people who use health and social care services. It supports local Healthwatch to find out what people like about services, what could…

tCI Comment: Legal challenges are always a nightmare for consultors, and the wise public authority is always alert to them. With the environment and ideas of a green recovery increasingly…

tCI Comment:  We’ve been writing for a couple of weeks now about the ultimate fates of the Temporary Traffic Orders being used to implement temporary bike lanes and expanded pavements.…

TCI comment: Over the years, we have written about the importance of building and maintaining a good relationship with your local overview and scrutiny, especially when controversial changes have or…