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Council fails in High Court challenge to grant of planning permission by inspector for mixed use development on 22.45ha site
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Council fails in Supreme Court appeal over business rates and gym operated by charity
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Council fails in Upper Tribunal appeal over mentoring support during non-term time periods
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Council failures led to loss of educational provision for autistic child, Ombudsman finds
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Council fears over ability to meet statutory duty on adult care market stability
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Council finances "fast approaching a cliff-edge", says chair of Public Accounts Committee
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Council fined £1.4m after child suffers life-changing head injury in “easily preventable” incident
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Council fined £145k for disclosing sensitive personal data about alleged gang members
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Council fined £16k after school technician lost finger while operating machine
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Council fined £200k after man injured installing town’s Christmas tree
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Council fined £27k after guilty plea over its Legionella management systems
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Council fined £28k after construction worker suffers serious injuries to right arm
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Council fined £300k after dog walker hit by tree on public footpath
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Council fined £500k after first prosecution by CQC over failure to provide safe care
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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 forced to go down judicial review route after planning permissions issued in error during software testing
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Council forced to rerun entire parish council election after administrative error
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Council forced to retake key decision over administrative error
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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 found in breach of Home Standard with one in five fire inspections overdue and 1,500+ homes going without electrical safety inspection for 10 years
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