Oct 01, 2024 Proposed reforms to community benefit societies may have far-reaching consequences for the social housing sector By Victoria Jardine In mid-September 2024, the Law Commission published the findings of its ongoing review of the laws and regulations that govern...
Sep 30, 2024 Rising whistleblowing in charities - what this means and how to respond? By Anna Dabek Today's article in the Civil Society highlights the Charity Commission’s latest report showing a significant rise in whistleblowing...
Sep 17, 2024 Time to make your voice heard By David Alcock The slightly delayed consultation on the future of the law governing co-ops and community benefit societies has been released today. The...
Jul 17, 2024 Corporate sustainability and supply chain due diligence By Emma Watt The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ((EU) 2024/1760) (the Directive) comes into force on 25 July 2024 and introduces new...
Jul 01, 2024 Securing the future of employee ownership By David Alcock With six days to go until polling day, it was great to read the Employee Ownership Association's proposals for building on the expansion...
Jun 12, 2024 Updates to Keeping Children Safe in Education for 2024 By Katherine Sinclair The Department of Education has now updated its statutory guidance for schools and colleges - Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)...
Jun 03, 2024 Local authority companies – Governance health-check By Matt Marsh Preparing for the annual governance statement is a good time for local authorities to undertake a governance health-check of their...
May 22, 2024 Statutory overview and scrutiny guidance By Claire Ward This recent guidance provides an opportunity to assess whether a critical friend is really operating within a council's governance...
May 17, 2024 Procuring regeneration projects under the Procurement Act 2023: playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the same order! By Mark Cook Local authorities and housing associations are at the centre of many land-based projects, whether this is for small-scale developments,...
Mar 28, 2024 Community Ownership Fund - final round By David Alcock The first window for Round 4, the final round of the Community Ownership Fund, is now open for applications until 10 April. The funding...
Mar 27, 2024 Procurement Act 2023 guidance - the revelation commences... By Mark Cook Helpful guidance is now beginning to emerge from the Cabinet Office, ‘covering subjects from transitional arrangements and covered...
Mar 20, 2024 DfE making lighter reading for schools when it comes to governance – two new governance guides launched By Esther Campsall So it’s big news but not big news. Instead of maintained schools and academies having to sift through a joint Governance Handbook which...