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A west London dry cleaning business and its director have been fined more than £10,000 after hazardous commercial waste was discovered dumped in a Redbridge nature reserve. localgov.legal/2026/05/29/dry…

Women are being wrong arrested, prosecuted and in some cases separated from their children, by police officers who failed to recognise them as victims of domestic abuse. localgov.legal/2026/05/29/wom…

Residents campaigning against a series of music festivals in South London have lost their latest legal battle against Lambeth Council. localgov.legal/2026/05/08/fie…

UK’s pledge to locate migrant detention centres in areas that vote Green rather than Reform would be unlawful under existing legislation, legal experts have told the Big Issue. localgov.legal/2026/05/11/ref…

Legal actions against public bodies in England and Wales jumped sharply in 2025, reversing more than a decade of broadly falling numbers, according to a new report from law firm Burges Salmon and litigation intelligence platform Solomonic. localgov.legal/2026/05/07/pub…

Government expands Common Ground programme following recent attacks in London. localgov.legal/2026/05/05/add…

A High Court judge has ruled in favour of Middlesborough Council in a landmark case that has saved taxpayers millions of pounds in housing benefit. localgov.legal/2026/05/06/hig…

Campaigners, lawyers and academics are set to discuss whether a public inquiry should examine the town’s industrial contamination and it’s long-term impact on residents. localgov.legal/2026/05/05/cor…

Information Commissioner’s Office issues new guidance on how to tackle increased volume and complexity of Freedom of Information requests. localgov.legal/2026/05/06/del…

A High Court hearing is set to examine claims that major companies contributed to pollution in three rivers along the Welsh-English border. localgov.legal/2026/04/27/hig…

Imagery featured a cartoon character dressed in Ku Klux Klan uniform with the football team’s motif clearly visible. localgov.legal/2026/04/27/wes…

A BBC North West report has revealed more than 2,000 people charged with incurring debt after falling behind on care payments. localgov.legal/2026/04/27/40-…

Leominster Town Council says 2,000 new homes delayed or scrapped, leaving residents trapped in unsuitable housing. localgov.legal/2026/04/16/cou…

From next month, rental tenants will have more protections from negligent property owners. Now local authorities have more resources to enforce expanded rules. localgov.legal/2026/04/16/41m…

Lord Chancellor approves appointment of new chair of oversight regulator for legal services in England and Wales. localgov.legal/2026/04/14/mon…

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) have welcomed the publication of the Burial and Cremation Final Report which was published by the Law Commission in March. localgov.legal/2026/04/14/nal…

Local authorities in England must now prove they are spending road maintenance budgets on fixing potholes, or risk losing a significant portion of future funding. localgov.legal/2026/04/14/new…

Person-centred approach launching today marks biggest reform of the way complaints are handled in almost 15 years, says government. localgov.legal/2026/04/01/new…

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has taken the unusual step of publishing a second report criticising South Kesteven District Council after it refused to comply with key recommendations from an earlier investigation. localgov.legal/2026/04/05/sec…

The High Court has granted Guildford Borough Council a wide-ranging injunction against dozens of individuals and ‘persons unknown’ following what a judge described as serious repeated breaches of planning control on agricultural land in Wanborough. localgov.legal/2026/04/01/gui…