The situation across England for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) has increasingly worsened over recent years.

The government issued a consultation proposing significant changes to how pension rights are protected for staff working in local government and those that have been transferred from local government employment to provide outsourced services.

Allotment gardens are recognised by local authorities as valuable community assets.

At Capsticks, we are committed to promoting innovative and financially sound solutions to the UK's most pressing legal and socio-economic challenges.

With the next round of proposals for LGR due to be submitted on 26 September for those areas with the Devolution Priority Programme.

From 1 September 2025, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 introduced a significant new corporate criminal offence: failure to prevent fraud.

Capsticks’ Local Government team recently hosted a Roundtable event, which was attended by representatives from several of London’s most prominent Borough Councils.

The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) released its new suite of Design and Build Contracts 2024 (D&B Contracts) in April 2024.

The Pension Schemes Bill introduces several new powers, building on the Government’s ‘Fit for Future’ consultation response

This insight will consider the role of MPCs, the court’s reasoning in this case, and the wider implications for the social housing sector.

The Ada Lovelace Institute has published a report warning that local authorities need more support to responsibly procure artificial intelligence

Following the submission of the Interim Plans for Local Government Reorganisation by local authorities within the 21 two-tier areas in March, there have been several recent announcements made by the Government.