The Town and Country Planning ( Discharge of LPA Functions ) ( England ) Regulations 2026, S.I. 2026/854, come into force on 31 October 2026. They require LPAs to make arrangements for PLANNING APPLICATIONS specified in the Schedules to the Regulations to be discharged by Committees ( including Sub-Committees ) or by Officers, and to change their current arrangements if they do not accord with the Regulations.
The Pedicabs ( London ) ( Amendment ) Regulations 2026, S.I. 2026/1122, have been introduced, with respect to REQUIREMENT FOR INSURANCE and enforcement.
The Legal aid Agency has, on 27 October 2026, issued Guidance, to confirm that civil and criminal legal aid are available for Respect Orders, Youth Injunctions and Housing Injunctions.
MHCLG Guidance published on 21 October 2026 provides an overview of (1) how local authorities in England are monitored, scrutinised and held accountable, and how public money is safeguarded and (2) how intervention can occur when governance and//or performance concerns arise.
In R ( CKT ) v Twyford Church of England Academies Trust (2026) EWCA Civ 1364 the Court of Appeal holds that designated faith schools are NOT exempt from INDIRECT RACE DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS where the claim arose from the application of faith based OVERSUBSCRIPTION ADMISSION CRITERIA.
In R ( JONES ) v CAERPHILLY CBC (2026) EWHC 2709 (Admin) the Court rejects challenges based on (1) the PSED, (2) Section 28(2) of the Children Act 2004 (welfare of children), and (3) Section 3 of the Future Generations ( Wales ) Act 2015.
Although a specialist Tribunal may use its expertise when (1) evaluating evidence and (2) drawing inferences, it must NOT rely on assumptions derived from that expertise to fill an EVIDENTIAL GAP, without (i) alerting the parties and (ii) giving them an opportunity to comment. So held in DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL v AB (2026) UKUT 376 ( AAC ).