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The Government recently published its response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report. An overview of the Government’s response can...

McDonalds is back in our headlines. The BBC has recently reported on the alarming rates of sexual harassment of its staff rising to such...

The commissioning of social care has taken place during times of budgetary constraints and considerable demand for decades, where...

The social care sector is facing a perfect storm of financial pressures, rising workforce costs, and increasing legal obligations.  At...

Many housing and care providers will seek to mitigate the risk of falls from windows by installing window restrictors. However, the legal...

In this Procurement UnpACked, we explore how contracting authorities should approach modifying public contracts following the Procurement...

After attending the many insightful sessions at Procurement Act Live last week, I’ve been reflecting on the key messages that emerged...

LaingBuisson's recent Social Care Summit NORTH and Innovation in Care brought together leaders across health, care, commissioning and the...

One of the key changes the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) has introduced is the distilling of the various procedures available under the...

The case of Kirstie Higgs and her previous employer, Farmor's School, has finally been decided by the Court of Appeal. Her dismissal was...

I was very struck today by the paper released by Care England and the Employee Ownership Association (EOA) on the contribution that...

The NHS Standard Contract is the contractual basis on which Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) contract for all healthcare services other than...