Cuts to flood protection force councils to step in
Local taxpayers and service users set to feel the pinch as councils face river maintenance spend hike Vast swathes of low-lying land face increased risk of devastating floods after central funding for their protection is halted – unless local taxpayers cough up to...
Who controls the data after LGR?
By Kate Edwards, associate, Birketts Local government reorganisation (LGR) raises urgent data-protection questions. It may not be clear who will be legally responsible for residents’ personal information, how to handle Subject Access Requests, what to put in new...
Birketts: Bitesize LGR webinars for DCN members
Welcome to this series of bite-sized webinars on local government reorganisation from Birketts. In them, Claire Jones, Legal Director in the Public Sector Team at Birketts, will interview a series of partners and senior lawyers across the firm. She’ll ask how...