The High Court will next week (4 June) hear a judicial review challenge over Caerphilly County Borough Council’s plan to close ten libraries in the area. Caerphilly paused implementation of the plans after campaigners launched a legal challenge and an interim injunction was granted. The council said its Library Service strategy would have seen the…
The High Court has allowed a judicial review claim brought by the sister of a man who requires full-time care, finding that the local authority was in breach of its duties to provide care and support under the Social Services Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. In BNF v Newport City Council [2026] EWHC 1212 (Admin) (20 May 2026),…
Single-sex spaces must be used on the basis of biological sex, new guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has confirmed. The Code of Practice, produced by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and laid in Parliament yesterday (21 May), makes it clear that transgender people should instead be offered a third or…
Unregistered waste carriers will face up to five years in jail from 2027 in what waste minister Mary Creagh called a “major crackdown on waste criminals”. As part of the government’s Waste Crime Action Plan, laws being laid this week will require waste handlers to prove they are qualified to transport waste. Ms Creagh said the…
Parents and carers will face “greater responsibility” for children who commit crime or cause anti-social behaviour, under new plans announced by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) today. As part of an overhaul of the youth justice system, the Government has said it will “strengthen and expand” Parenting Orders, which can compel parents or guardians to…
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) and the Enforcement Conduct Board have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to enhance how the two organisations work together on complaints involving enforcement agents. The Enforcement Conduct Board provides independent oversight of the enforcement industry to ensure people subject to enforcement action across England and Wales are…
A district judge has ordered supermarket giant Morrisons to pay a £737k fine, following a prosecution brought by Torfaen County Borough Council. Newport Magistrates’ Court also ordered WM Morrisons Supermarkets to pay the council’s costs of £11,200 and a £2,000 victim surcharge. The local authority became aware of the conditions after a routine inspection by…
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has appointed his Cabinet including the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning and the Counsel General Designate. Siân Gwenllian has been named Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, while Elfyn Llwyd is Counsel General Designate. Other appointments include Sioned Williams as Deputy First Minister and Cabinet…
The High Court has dismissed an application to commit an environmental protestor for contempt of court because he did not fall within the definition of “persons unknown”, it has been reported. Dale Vincent was a resident of Glyncoch, South Wales, who led protests at Craig yr Hesg quarry on numerous occasions in 2024 and 2025….
Cardiff City Council has been told by the Charity Commission that it must complete an independent review of a charity of which it is the sole trustee, which owns a local park. It also warned the council against causing reputational damage to the charity. Local campaigners have disputed plans to expand a school onto the…
