Tom Royston
@tomroyston.bsky.social
Social security law and its neighbours. Barrister at Garden Court North Chambers
https://gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/tom-royston/
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Really important High Court decision today, quashing a local authority’s council tax reduction scheme. The judgment contains many lessons about these schemes. Trafford's scheme was ultra vires, irrational, and unlawfully discriminatory, and breached the PSED @rightsnet.org.uk @nawra.bsky.social
![Judgment header of R (LL and AU) v Trafford Council [2025] EWHC 2380 (Admin) (19 September 2025)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5zcqf5ziw3b5qbd7znpzfczs/bafkreianq64gn3q42rev45kktyqbjy54tw3iommvspxux52sgmx2wehbdy@jpeg)
September 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Really important High Court decision today, quashing a local authority’s council tax reduction scheme. The judgment contains many lessons about these schemes. Trafford's scheme was ultra vires, irrational, and unlawfully discriminatory, and breached the PSED @rightsnet.org.uk @nawra.bsky.social
As well as the Court finding the 'cuts' motive was not adequately disclosed to consultees, the judgment provides striking evidence about how limited the internal DWP work had been on how its plans would actually lead to disabled people finding work. See eg §120 (screenshot)
January 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
As well as the Court finding the 'cuts' motive was not adequately disclosed to consultees, the judgment provides striking evidence about how limited the internal DWP work had been on how its plans would actually lead to disabled people finding work. See eg §120 (screenshot)