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Academy trusts in England may already know that, until recently, Department for Education (DfE) approval was required where...

In line with its usual approach, the Department for Education published an amended version of the Academy Trust Handbook in the Summer of...

The approximate annual cost of replacing volunteers with paid staff across the UK would be £16.4billion; they are a resource many...

You may have seen the recent cases of the Darlington nurses and the issue of who can use a female-only changing room and the misgendering...

Back in October 2025, I reported that the Government has now confirmed the timeline for introducing the new Competency and Conduct...

The start of a new year is often when public sector teams take stock: looking at budgets, evolving priorities and, in some cases, changes...

Happy New Year from the employment and pensions team here at AC!  So, what will employment law bring in 2026? A good deal of...

You can’t hurry love, and you can’t hurry an employment rights bill either In this, the third and final draft of this paragraph, I can...

The Government has produced further guidance for private landlords on the Renters Rights Act in readiness for the changes that come into...

You know the saying about buses – you wait ages for one and then two come at once? As we all know, this does not apply just to buses; it...

In previous PFI Fridays blogs, we have introduced expiry timelines and managing the evolving building safety landscape.   This week’s...

The first tribunal case concerning protection against discrimination for nonbinary employees to be decided after the For Women Scotland...