Governance handbook published to assist members of national park authorities in Wales
The Welsh Government has published a governance handbook for members of national park authorities to help them make effective decisions.
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Welsh regional body concedes procurement challenge over £40m contract award for demolition of power station
Cardiff Capital Region has conceded liability, causation and sufficiently serious breach in a procurement challenge to the award of a £40 million contract for the demolition of Aberthaw Power Station.
Welsh Government pursues appeal to Supreme Court in case which led to warnings it would be contempt if members of local authority did not adopt local plan
The Welsh Government has applied to the Supreme Court to appeal a Court of Appeal decision that found Wrexham Borough Council did not have to adopt its local development plan (LDP) despite a High Court judge previously saying otherwise.
Ombudsman in Wales criticises public bodies over failure to align service delivery with duties under equalities legislation
Public bodies in Wales have failed to consistently align service delivery with their legal duties under equalities and human rights legislation, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Michelle Morris has said.
Family President hails extension of open reporting provisions to all family courts as “watershed moment”
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has described the extension of open reporting provisions to all family courts in England and Wales as a “watershed moment for family justice”.
President issues guidance on public law cases with international element
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued updated guidance on obtaining information from other jurisdictions for public law children cases which have an international element.
Upper Tribunal rejects council application for permission to appeal Education Tribunal for Wales review decision
An Upper Tribunal judge has dismissed a Welsh council’s claim for judicial review of a review decision by the Education Tribunal for Wales (ETW) – finding that the “correct route of challenge” is by way of statutory appeal.
High Court quashes poultry farm expansion planning permission over failure to comply with environmental impact assessment regulations
Planning permission to expand a poultry farm in Monmouthshire has been quashed by the High Court after the county council agreed the decision failed to comply with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017.
Ombudsman forced to review first set of complaints data it published on social housing in Wales
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) has been forced to review complaints data it published for the first time on social housing in Wales.
