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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...

In November 2024, the Government unveiled a comprehensive reform plan aimed at overhauling the children's social care system through the...

As the Renters' Rights Bill (the Bill) continues its journey through Parliament, scheduled for Committee Stage in the House of Lords on...

Contracting authorities will have seen that there is a range of obligations relating to key performance indicators (KPIs) under the...

Lawyers love this word ‘reasonable’ – I would go as far as to say that we spend an unreasonable amount of time debating what reasonable...

On Tuesday, 2 April, we held a seminar for HR professionals in the social care sector – ‘Preparing for legal changes and navigating...

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...