Jun 28, 2023 Regulations of AI and digital technology in health and social care By Emma Watt A new website has been launched to support development and use of AI and data-driven technologies in health and social care. The site is...
Jun 26, 2023 Exercising the shareholder function in local authority companies By Matt Marsh Fundamentally, a local authority’s role as the shareholder of its company is to safeguard the public money the local authority has in it...
Jun 23, 2023 Social care leaders say they are caught in a vicious cycle By Emma Watt The Association of Directors of Adults Social Services (ADASS) has published its Spring Survey 2023: compiling the results of a survey...
Jun 23, 2023 Does a sick, suspended employee get paid sick pay or full pay? By Sarah Harnett This was the question before the tribunal in the case of Ms Simmonds v Croydon London Borough Council. You can find more detail in our...
Jun 21, 2023 "An obligation that comes from love" - Best interests are never easy, least of all in cases of medical treatment decisions By Donna Holmes BBC One drama Best Interests has shone a powerful light on the role of the Court of Protection in medical treatment decisions where those...
Jun 21, 2023 Time to update co-op law By David Alcock It was very welcome to hear the announcement from Andrew Griffith on Friday that the legislation which governs co-operatives will be...
Jun 20, 2023 Singing from the same hymn sheet? By Zoe Mellen Have you ever thought about the music you would like to be played at your funeral? The Co-op Funeralcare has produced a recent chart...
Jun 19, 2023 Cabinet Office consults on secondary legislation to sit under Procurement Bill By Steven Brunning The Cabinet Office has today published Part I of its consultation on secondary legislation required to implement the new public...
Jun 19, 2023 All change: dealing with change in political administration By Claire Ward On 4 May 2023, 230 councils in England held elections for 8044 seats. The outcome was a change in political control for 80 of these...
Jun 15, 2023 Spring has sprung (a little late!) - Charities Act 2022 implementation By Edwina Turner We had been promised the implementation of the next tranche of changes to the Charities Act 2011, by the Charities Act 2022, in 'spring...
Jun 15, 2023 Child Trust Funds and benefits impact - navigating the conundrum By Donna Holmes Child Trust Funds are in the news again for the impact they can have on a child's entitlement to means tested benefits where the funds...