LIVE PUBLIC DECISION INTELLIGENCE
What recent public decisions reveal about evidence, policy, complaint handling and practical remedies. Every analysis identifies the official source, decision date and reference.
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Analysis of PSOW public interest report 202407678: Swansea Bay University Health Board wrongly reset a patient's treatment clock and failed to communicate the decision.
Read decision analysis →Analysis of AWZ v Hertfordshire County Council [2026] UKUT 301 (AAC): a mistaken finding about who assessed the child undermined the Tribunal's reasons.
Read decision analysis →Analysis of GEA v SSWP [2026] UKUT 312 (AAC): the wrong earnings calculation interrupted the claimant's Universal Credit LCWRA element.
Read decision analysis →Analysis of Woodhouse v Information Commissioner [2026] UKUT 313 (AAC): inadequate reasoning on severance, prior public disclosure and closed material.
Read decision analysis →Analysis of Cruelty Free International v ICO and Home Office [2026] UKUT 328 (AAC): an Article 10 violation did not overcome a statutory disclosure prohibition.
Read decision analysis →Analysis of LGSCO decision 25 006 066: Wandsworth accepted a studio was unsuitable but did not rehouse a mother and two children until September 2025.
Read decision analysis →Housing Ombudsman decision 202524778 found maladministration in Kingston Council's damp, mould and complaint handling, with £700 compensation ordered.
Read decision analysis →Housing Ombudsman decision 202503830 found maladministration and service failure after delayed damp repairs and an inadequate response to a temporary accommodation request.
Read decision analysis →Housing Ombudsman decision 202442752 found maladministration where repairs, communication, vulnerability, rehousing and damaged belongings were inadequately handled.
Read decision analysis →ICO decision IC-413027-X9L4 rejected Wandsworth Council's reliance on FOIA section 22 for Access for All scheme information and required a fresh response.
Read decision analysis →ICO decision IC-398244-T6C3 found Rotherham Council could withhold requested material under EIR, but breached the refusal-notice requirements.
Read decision analysis →Analysis of TM v SSWP [2026] UKUT 266 (AAC): inadequate reasons, an unfair paper determination and over-reliance on work and driving led to a fresh PIP hearing.
Read decision analysis →Analysis of LGSCO decision 24 019 290 on adult social-care charging, contradictory letters, financial assessment and transition to self-funded care.
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