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John Brace

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✏️ Freelance journalist based in Birkenhead (Wirral,UK). Wirral Council and Merseyside politics are the topics I cover. Send stories to [email protected] .

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and this report has a further 4 appendices, appendix 1 - which is the draft proposed Traffic Regulation Order (Wirral Borough Council (Off-Street Pay and Display Parking Places) Order, 2026, democracy.wirral.gov.uk/documents/s501… . Appendix 2 is a list of the 49 car parks that Wirral...

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Council operate, which would be impacted by the recommendation (if implemented): democracy.wirral.gov.uk/documents/s501… , Appendix 3 is a list of the comments/objections and key themes by location that were submitted during the consultation that took place from 14/1/2026 to 6/2/2006....

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democracy.wirral.gov.uk/documents/s501… and finally Appendix 4 was a report by Wirral Council employees summarising the consultation, its key themes and Wirral Council employee's responses to the objections received during the consultation, democracy.wirral.gov.uk/documents/s501… . There were a number of...

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members of the public that addressed the Committee on the issue of the proposed car parking charges in agenda item 5(a) Public Questions. Question 5 was from Iona Hawsberg [I'm unsure of the spelling of her surname] which ...

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can be viewed from 9:22 to 11:02, in the video linked of the meeting here wirral.public-i.tv/core/portal/we… with the answer given by the Chair between 11:02 and 11:31, Iona then asked a supplementary question at 11:31, which the Chair's response at 12:08 to 12:42. Douglas...

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Darrock [not sure of spelling of surname] asked the next question starting at 12:43 to 15:10, with an answer by the Chair at 15:10 to 16:08. Douglas then asked a supplementary question from 16:08 to 16:21. The Chair then answered the supplementary between 16:21 and 16:48. The....

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The Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) have today (24th March 2026) published their Open Justice Practice Guidance today here:- judiciary.uk/guidance-and-r… There are a number of changes (from 30/3/2026) that I will go into detail about in subsequent tweets...

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Previously party names in decisions about social security and child support cases published decisions only used initials. Now the party names will be used unless a rule 14 order has been made or the Judge decides to make an order or issue directions. The guidance sets out...

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the process for an appellant to go through if they wish to apply for anonymity or a different type of restriction on open justice. (as a result the UT1 form has been changed. Listings (including party names) will continue to be published online and outside the hearing room...

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and final decisions will continue to be published online. Details of circumstances in which a party can apply to restrict specific information from the public and press (and the Tribunal's powers) are detailed in paragraphs 4-7, access to papers in the case...

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are outlined in paragraphs 8-10 and details on how to apply for an anonymity or privacy order in paragraphs 11-17, details on public access to hearings (whether in person or video or audio) are in paragraphs 18-20 and the procedure for applying for public access do documents...

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or information under the open justice principle in paragraphs 21-23 and in paras 24-25, what happens if someone breaches a Tribunal order and that orders holding a hearing in private or an order just sent to parties, how that impacts reporting too of such orders and hearings.

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My only case in the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) was 2019. The decision was published here in November 2019 [2019] UKUT 305 (AAC), gov.uk/administrative… . I specifically stated (although part of the appeal was social security related) not to have anonymity.