Legal Services OverviewLegal Services Overview

What has been achieved?What has been achieved? • Northshore Academy - Design and Build Contract • Billingham House • Stockton Campus • High volume of child protection cases • Ordinary Residence cases • White Water Course – contract completion • Reviewed Transport Licensing Policy • Housing regeneration – Parkfield, Mandale and

Swainby • The Globe – Funding Agreement

What Challenges have been What Challenges have been faced?faced?

• Budget reductions • Increase in workloads • Land registration anomalies following large scale

Housing Stock Transfer • Scrutiny Call In• Implications of EIT Reviews:-

– Employment– Procurement – Contract issues

Emerging IssuesEmerging Issues • Family Justice Review • Localising Council Tax • Equality Impact Assessments• Supreme Court Application • Reforming the Law of Taxi and Private Hire Services • Adult Social Care • Standards Regime • Academy Conversions • Land Charges/Environmental Information • Yarm Town Council – Judicial Review • Health and Well Being Functions • Special Educational Needs – consultation

Impacts from Previous ReviewsImpacts from Previous Reviews

• Employment and TUPE

• Learning and Disability

• Spatial Data

• Contract Disputes