Family use care budget for college transport after council error
A local authority has been ordered to apologise and review its policies after wrongly refusing free college transport to a disabled young woman, forcing her mother to cover costs using money intended for her daughter’s care.
Landlords lose challenge to Thurrock licensing scheme
A landlord-led bid to overturn Thurrock Council’s selective licensing scheme has been blocked by the High Court, clearing the way for the authority to resume enforcement of its controversial property licensing regime.
