01 Oct, 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...
27 Mar, 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...
09 Dec, 2022 It's coal for Christmas By Gayle Monk Just a month after relinquishing the COP presidency, the UK has taken the perverse decision to approve the opening of the country's first...
07 Oct, 2022 Everything counts (especially in small amounts) - using Gift Aid to boost charity profits By Victoria Jardine I belatedly clocked a Linkedin reminder from top tax expert and RSM Partner Andrew Robinson that Thursday 6 October was Gift Aid...
29 Sep, 2022 Wave 2.1 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund - it's time to apply By Gayle Monk Inevitably the turmoil of the last two months has delayed many things, among them the opening up of Wave 2 of the Social Housing...
25 Aug, 2021 Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund - Wave 1 is now live By Gayle Monk Following a small number of pilots launched earlier in the year, the government opened up applications for Wave 1 of the wider funding...
23 Feb, 2021 LGBT+ experiences of work - still a way to go By Alex Lawrence Like many others, LGBT+ History Month has been an opportunity to reflect on how far we have come in the last few decades and even the...
11 Dec, 2020 PPN 10/20...a little bit more clarity on public procurement after the transition and no clarity on State aid By Alex Lawrence The Government has published a further Procurement Policy Note (PPN 10/20) on public procurement after the transition. The PPN itself...
26 Nov, 2020 Revised PWLB Lending Terms Published with effect from 26 November 2020 By Alex Lawrence Following HM Treasury's consultation on the Public Works Loan Board's (PWLB) lending terms earlier this year, the Government yesterday...
25 Nov, 2020 Consultation during the pandemic - getting it right By Alex Lawrence The Court of Appeal decision in R (on the application of Article 39) v Secretary of State for Education [2020] EWCA Civ 1577, is a timely...
12 Nov, 2020 Building back greener...funding announced for recycling and reuse research By Alex Lawrence Very interested to read about the research projects that will be funded here and how they will contribute to the expansion of the...
12 Nov, 2020 Croydon, the budget and a Section 114 notice By Alex Lawrence It is being reported that the Section 151 Officer of Croydon Council has issued a Section 114 notice to her authority. Such notices are...