12/12/2025 8:30:00 AM PFI Fridays #9: Asset condition surveys - A practical roadmap for Expiry By Emma Beynon In previous PFI Fridays blogs, we have introduced expiry timelines and managing the evolving building safety landscape. This week’s...
12/10/2025 1:26:54 PM Non binary employee not protected by Equality Act 2010 - first case post FWS decision By Libby Hubbard The first tribunal case concerning protection against discrimination for nonbinary employees to be decided after the For Women Scotland...
12/10/2025 1:16:54 PM Public Accounts Committee unpacked: Key insights for children’s home providers By Precious Mealia On 17 November, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) held a crucial scrutiny session into the financial sustainability of children’s...
12/10/2025 10:12:43 AM Turning up the volume on redevelopment break clauses By Phil Scully Rhys Baker Isabella Davies A recent decision of the Central London County Court (Ministry of Sound Ltd v The British and Foreign Wharf Company Ltd & others [2025])...
12/5/2025 11:06:05 AM PFI Fridays #8: Key takeaways from the Operational PPP Summit and Awards 2025 By Emma Beynon Alex Lawrence This week saw the Operational PPP Summit (OP3S) arrive in Wales for 2-3 days of panel discussions, breakout sessions, awards and...
12/3/2025 5:40:35 PM Non-commercial considerations: Achieving local impact By Gayle Monk Section 17 of the Local Government Act 1988 restricts local authorities from taking into account 'non-commercial considerations' when...
12/3/2025 5:37:33 PM Autumn Budget 2025: all quiet on the Charities front By Sarah Tomlinson As Autumn draws to a close, the much anticipated Autumn Budget 2025 arrived last week. What does this mean for charities and how will the...
12/3/2025 5:31:28 PM Pensions and inheritance tax: What the 2027 changes mean for you By Lucy Bluck From April 2027, the UK Government will introduce a significant overhaul of inheritance tax (IHT) rules relating to pensions. Currently,...
12/2/2025 1:24:14 PM Updates to the NHS Standard Contract 2026/27 By Emma Watt The NHS Standard Contract is the contractual basis on which Integrated Care Boards contract for all healthcare services other than...
12/1/2025 4:35:04 PM Navigating safeguarding investigations: A guide for housing and care providers By Lorna Kenyon-Pain As part of our ‘Safeguarding in the community’ series, we hosted a webinar with the Social Care Institute for Excellence on partnership...
12/1/2025 3:19:03 PM Employment Rights Bill - Update #14 U-turn or slight detour? By Libby Hubbard At the risk of sounding wholly narcissistic, why is it that whenever I am out of the office, something big lands in my little employment...
11/28/2025 2:34:47 PM Autumn Budget 2025: What the pension salary sacrifice cap means for employers By Doug Mullen The Chancellor’s Autumn Budget has delivered a big change for salary sacrifice pension contributions - and it’s one employers can’t...