UK council gets a primetime grilling for planning decision

By Rob O’Brien   Rarely are Australian councils subjected to brutal scrutiny on television, but a tale of caution has now emerged from the UK. A show that purports to campaign on behalf of ordinary British citizens who perform ‘extraordinary acts of generosity’ has rallied behind an Afghanistan war veteran’s struggle against his council’s tough […]

Procurement must be transparent, rules UK Court

A ruling by the European Court of Justice has highlighted the need for public procurement to be transparent throughout the process. The issue arose after property management company, Lettings International, obtained an injunction against the London Borough of Newham after discovering the council had breached Public Contract Regulations after it was dropped from a formal […]

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