2/13/2025 6:28:53 PM Procurement UnpACked: concession contracts under the Procurement Act 2023 By Gayle Monk Alex Lawrence Alongside the demise of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) we see the end of the (perhaps less used but equally exciting)...
2/11/2025 9:26:47 AM Awaab’s Law – some further detail at last! By Suzanne Gregson Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old child living in a one-bedroom flat, died in December 2020 as a result of a severe respiratory condition. In...
1/14/2025 11:00:28 AM Devolution By Claire Ward We are waiting to see what the Government’s plans for devolution really are when the detail is released in the forthcoming white paper....
1/13/2025 11:00:14 AM Healthy homes, ingredients and ovens: Opportunities for councils to collaborate By Mark Cook Oven-ready or ready ovens? There’s a lot of energy and creativity devoted towards the Government’s commitment to accelerate housing...
1/10/2025 11:00:07 AM Planning reform: What can we expect? By Stuart Evans Max Howarth It came as no surprise that planning reform featured prominently in the King’s Speech given the Government’s manifesto pledge to build...
11/1/2024 11:56:11 AM Budget: what does this mean for the health and social care sector? By Joe Mulrenan The general consensus across the health and social care sector is one of yet another missed opportunity to bring social care to the front...
10/10/2024 12:02:32 PM Renters' Rights Bill – Second reading By Suzanne Gregson The second reading of the Renters’ Rights Bill was held by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner on 9 October 2024. This is the first time...
7/25/2024 11:57:23 AM Labour government to announce decisive and swift reform of the NPPF early next week By Anthony Collins Prior to its election as the majority party in the House of Commons, the Labour Party made notable pledges to reform the inefficiencies...
7/17/2024 3:02:43 PM Kings Speech announces extension of Awaab’s Law to the private sector By Suzanne Gregson In the first King Speech under a Labour government for 14 years, there were 40 pieces of proposed legislation identified. One important...
7/1/2024 8:53:00 AM Managing change in law – Before, during and after a waste procurement process By Alex Lawrence The law is (almost) always changing. Whether that is a new case reinterpreting a long-standing doctrine or the government of the day...
5/20/2024 3:48:05 PM Services reviews and functions – The first step in redesigning council services By Claire Ward Full council has set the budget for 2024/25 after six months of hard work so now what? The decision to agree the budget is an...
10/30/2023 9:15:43 AM Energy Act 2023 receives Royal Assent By Gayle Monk The Energy Act 2023 received Royal Assent and passed into law on 26 October 2023. Coming at a time of high energy prices and increasing...