6/18/2025 8:20:39 AM Byte-sized reform: The Data (Use and Access) Bill explained By Rumandeep Dhariwal After a slightly surprising amount of back and forth between the Commons and Lords, the Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUAB) is finally set...
6/13/2025 1:27:47 PM Soft opt-in for charities: a new marketing opportunity? By Edwina Turner Upcoming reforms in the Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUA Bill) could finally open the door for charities to use the soft opt-in approach...
6/11/2025 2:31:15 PM 25 'trailblazer neighbourhoods' to receive up to £ 20 million, announced in the Spending Review By Sarah Patrice The Government has today announced that 25 ‘trailblazer neighbourhoods’ will receive up to £20 million over the next decade. This is hot...
6/9/2025 3:24:58 PM Financial procedures - Essential to achieving your charity's objects By Edwina Turner Without stating the obvious, charities exist to pursue their charitable purposes in a way that delivers public benefit rather than...
5/29/2025 10:19:47 AM Charity begins with truth: AI, the climate, and the courage to rethink nuclear By Natalie Barbosa Like most of my clients, I work in a values-driven sector. And also like many of my clients, my mind is constantly alert to our...
5/21/2025 1:45:07 PM Can you dismiss an employee for social media posts? By Hannah Bollard Libby Hubbard We are told that Gary Lineker leaving the BBC was a ‘mutual’ decision and there was no dismissal. Let’s imagine that there was no...
5/20/2025 2:12:34 PM Charity Trustee Payments - the exception not the rule By Edwina Turner It is fair to say that the issue of payments to charity trustees is an emotive one with strong arguments on both sides of the fence. The...
4/29/2025 3:30:29 PM April increases to statutory payments By Libby Hubbard To paraphrase the Kipling poem very badly, if you can keep your head and apply the April statutory increases when all around you there is...
4/28/2025 2:59:40 PM Spotlight on children's social care reforms By Precious Mealia In November 2024, the Government unveiled a comprehensive reform plan aimed at overhauling the children's social care system through the...
4/14/2025 9:02:35 AM Renters' Rights Bill Hub By Emma Hardman As the Renters' Rights Bill (the Bill) continues its journey through Parliament, scheduled for Committee Stage in the House of Lords on...
4/9/2025 10:16:37 AM Procurement UnpACked: Using KPIs to drive accountability and performance By Sophie McFie-Hyland Chanel Quigley Contracting authorities will have seen that there is a range of obligations relating to key performance indicators (KPIs) under the...
4/8/2025 2:54:14 PM Taking all reasonable steps; more guidance for discrimination cases By Libby Hubbard Lawyers love this word ‘reasonable’ – I would go as far as to say that we spend an unreasonable amount of time debating what reasonable...