23 Apr, 2024 The Procurement Act 2023 – Go live date released plus transitional guidance By Steven Brunning The Cabinet Office has confirmed that they are working towards a ‘go-live’ date for the Procurement Act of Monday 28 October 2024. This...
08 Apr, 2024 Increase in housing county court Fees from May 2024 By Helen Tucker Following a consultation last year, the Government has issued its response to the consultation on 1 April 2024, which can be found here....
27 Feb, 2024 Charity Commission - friend or foe? By Edwina Turner For anyone working in the world of charities and over 30, you might remember a time when the Charity Commission rarely showed its teeth...
20 Feb, 2024 Riding to compliance: learning lessons on fire safety By Precious Mealia The owner of an equestrian yard has been fined £5,000 by Oxfordshire County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service for being in breach of a...
19 Feb, 2024 Soup's up for St Basils! By Sacha Hibbitt Last month, the trainee solicitors at Anthony Collins held a lunch club where we served up some healthy homemade tomato and basil Soup in...
22 Jan, 2024 New guidance on Public Sector Equality Duty By Sarah Harnett The PSED, or Public Sector Equality Duty, is a set of rules that public authorities in the UK must follow when exercising their functions...
16 Jan, 2024 Government tweaks statutory paternity leave provisions By Libby Hubbard As we anticipate some flurries of snow this week, so the flurry of employment-related legislation continues! This latest offering, draft...
21 Dec, 2023 Looking back on 2023... with some Hollywood glamour By Libby Hubbard If 2023 started relatively slowly for HR professionals, then it has certainly picked up pace in the latter months. The new legislation...
13 Nov, 2023 ‘Non-routine’ tasks - when the health and safety of employees must come first By Precious Mealia The Barnsdale Hall Hotel (now the Rutland Hall Hotel and Spa) has been fined £146,700 together with £50,000 of costs after pleading...
09 Nov, 2023 Fundraising complaints doubled - can body cameras assist? By Natalie Barbosa The Fundraising Regulator’s Annual Complaints Report has been published and reveals complaints regarding fundraising practices more than...
08 Nov, 2023 The Government response is out and it looks like 12.07% is on the way back in By Hannah Bollard We blogged back in January about the Government's consultation on how holiday entitlement for part-year workers and workers with...
27 Oct, 2023 The Procurement Act has landed…and more procurement news By Steven Brunning Yesterday, nearly three years since the Cabinet Office began its Green Paper consultation, the Procurement Act 2023 received royal...