22 Jan, 2024 New guidance on Public Sector Equality Duty By Sarah Harnett The PSED, or Public Sector Equality Duty, is a set of rules that public authorities in the UK must follow when exercising their functions...
04 Dec, 2023 Multiple Contract Working By Sarah Harnett 'Multiple Contract Working' is a term used where individuals secretly hold two jobs simultaneously, both scheduled during the same hours....
11 Aug, 2023 Consumer standards consultation – a holistic approach to safety? By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Molly Quinney Late last month, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) opened the consumer standards consultation. The outcome of the consultation will...
10 Aug, 2023 Consultation update: Expansion of Ofsted's powers By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Elizabeth Massey Freya Cassia We have been closely following the announcements and updates relating to Ofsted’s regulation of supported accommodation for 16 and...
27 Jul, 2023 Regulatory round-up: Care and housing prosecutions update 2023 By Freya Cassia We have just published our most recent prosecutions update which comments on some of the regulatory trends we have been seeing over the...
23 Jun, 2023 Does a sick, suspended employee get paid sick pay or full pay? By Sarah Harnett This was the question before the tribunal in the case of Ms Simmonds v Croydon London Borough Council. You can find more detail in our...
24 May, 2023 CCTV and the provision of care - the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman gives its view By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Those receiving care and support and their families sometimes choose to install video and audio recording equipment that captures the...
03 May, 2023 Care Inspectorate Wales to introduce a new ratings system for Welsh care providers - how to prepare By Freya Cassia Care providers in Wales will soon be given ratings as the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) continues to prepare for its pilot scheme. The...
06 Apr, 2023 Building and fire safety reform – 6 April, more than just the start of the bank holiday weekend? By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Elizabeth Massey Our blog last month advised that the window for registering higher-risk buildings (“HRBs”) was due to open in April 2023, with the...
31 Mar, 2023 Expansion of Ofsted's powers - the regulation of accommodation for 16 and 17-year olds By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Freya Cassia Elizabeth Massey There are nearly 7000 young people living in unregulated settings in the UK. For older looked-after children and care leavers, aged 16...
15 Mar, 2023 A warning from the Building Safety Regulator to be ready By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Elizabeth Massey The regulator’s Making Buildings Safer campaign aims to highlight the new legal duties that those who own, manage and/or otherwise...
15 Mar, 2023 Health and Safety Executive launches Asbestos and You campaign By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Elizabeth Massey The campaign’s objective is to remind people working in construction trades to manage the risks associated with asbestos. Every trade...