2/3/2026 12:00:06 PM Volunteering is for volunteers, not workers; any confusion could be costly By Katherine Sinclair Esther Campsall The approximate annual cost of replacing volunteers with paid staff across the UK would be £16.4billion; they are a resource many...
2/2/2026 2:23:15 PM The Darlington nurses' case - what can we learn? By Libby Hubbard You may have seen the recent cases of the Darlington nurses and the issue of who can use a female-only changing room and the misgendering...
2/2/2026 9:11:58 AM A new era for housing standards: what landlords need to know By Suzanne Gregson The Government has confirmed the most significant shake‑up of rented housing standards in two decades, setting out new expectations for...
1/23/2026 12:29:17 PM Children’s Social Care: reflections following the Anthony Collins roundtable By Precious Mealia Last week, Anthony Collins hosted a roundtable discussion with providers and advisers working across the children’s social care sector....
1/9/2026 9:21:34 AM Pride in Place: governance, responsibilities and boundaries. This guidance is not to be missed By Sarah Patrice For those who might have missed it in the run up to Christmas, MHCLG have produced, in addition to the prospectus, further guidance in...
1/6/2026 1:17:42 PM Happy new neighbourhoods? By David Alcock With the turn of the year, thoughts in those areas selected by the Government for the new ‘Pride in Place’ programme will be turning in...
12/17/2025 3:09:10 PM Employment lessons learnt in 2025 - here’s our juke box of goodies By Libby Hubbard You can’t hurry love, and you can’t hurry an employment rights bill either In this, the third and final draft of this paragraph, I can...
12/15/2025 4:47:20 PM Which toilet facilities should transgender employees use? By Jackie Morris You know the saying about buses – you wait ages for one and then two come at once? As we all know, this does not apply just to buses; it...
12/10/2025 10:12:43 AM Turning up the volume on redevelopment break clauses By Phil Scully Rhys Baker A recent decision of the Central London County Court (Ministry of Sound Ltd v The British and Foreign Wharf Company Ltd & others [2025])...
11/26/2025 4:39:55 PM Martyn’s Law: What you need to know before 2027 By Christopher Bowen The introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (the Act), known as Martyn’s Law, was created in the wake of the...
11/25/2025 2:45:34 PM Driving social impact: Reflections from the Social Economy Drive Conference & Expo By Mahnoor Butt On Wednesday, my colleague Shauntelle Murphy and I attended the Social Economy Drive Conference & Expo at Millennium Point in Birmingham....
11/24/2025 3:45:34 PM From Locality with love: Key takeaways and insights from the ‘IFS100 and Locality Convention 2025’ By Sarah Patrice If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you put hundreds of community champions, a fair few international guests, a couple of...