14 Jan, 2025 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....
14 Jan, 2025 Environmental sustainability under a Labour government: Impacts of the legislative programme By Gayle Monk The King’s Speech and subsequent developments paint a picture of this Labour Government’s intentions regarding sustainability and the...
13 Jan, 2025 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...
10 Jan, 2025 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...
09 Jan, 2025 It’s nearly all change for public procurement By Chanel Quigley You will have seen that the Cabinet Office announced a delay to the commencement of the Procurement Act (the Act) – the date is now set...
08 Jan, 2025 The Employment Rights Bill in the UK: Implications for local authority employers By Matthew Gregson Sarah Harnett Whilst lengthy and packed with new proposals, there are still huge gaps in the detail and practical application. More consultation and...
07 Jan, 2025 S106 Affordable Housing crisis and what councils are doing about it By Jonathan Cox This excellent article by Keith Cooper highlights the changing role of local authorities in the Section 106 affordable housing crisis. ...
19 Dec, 2024 45 pages of corrections! By Andrew Millross One would have thought that with a new Government, 45 pages of Regulations and amendments to the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 23) and related...
18 Dec, 2024 2024 in the rear mirror – pretty picture or pretty awful? By Libby Hubbard For our annual employment and pensions round-up of the year, we have asked some of our team members to bring their gifts of insight,...
11 Dec, 2024 Back to the future? The return of the two-tier code By Doug Mullen The Employment Rights Bill has hit the headlines with the substantial changes to employment law contained in it. But one measure that...
04 Dec, 2024 Last Christmas I gave you my heart… this year it will be a robust risk assessment! By Libby Hubbard Can we still enjoy our Christmas parties? Black Friday is gone, and so has Cyber Monday, and we are left with panic-present shopping and...
20 Nov, 2024 The Employment Rights Bill - is it all it's cracked up to be? By Libby Hubbard This is the question we ask in our latest podcast. The dust has settled, alongside the powdery snow, and we can now ask some questions...