Registrar is on right track over what makes a bona fide co-op
They say that the consultation document should be welcomed. Having listened to serious concerns about some aspects of the previous draft guidance, the FCA sets out sensible new proposals about […]
What Goes Around Comes Around – Charity Governance in 2016
The fundraising scandals of summer 2015 and the closure of Kids Company focused attention on the importance of good governance. At the start of this year Sarah Atkinson of the […]
Are your contracts working for you? Top tips for delivering better value
At a time of continuing reductions in central funding and radical reassessments of how services are financed and delivered, planning for and acting on contract management and contract review has […]
Teckal and Trading: the real benefits of different delivery models
For as many local authority vehicles that exist, there are reasons for creating them, and more. There are, though, some trends that develop: Legal compliance – where a local authority […]
Register of persons with significant control – new requirements by Companies House
Previously, you only needed to notify Companies House of any changes to PSCs in the company’s annual confirmation statement (formerly known as the annual return). However, from 26 June 2017, […]
Increase in ICO data protection prosecutions
The defendant worked for a charity which supports young people and their families. It was reported that the defendant had sent 11 emails from his work email account to his […]
EAT confirms holiday pay should include overtime normally worked
1. It has been widely reported that the judgment means that employers will now always have to include overtime when calculating workers’ holiday pay entitlement. In fact, the judgment makes […]
Increase in Home Loss Payments (1)
New Regulations, the Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2015, have been passed so that for displacements occurring on or after 1 October 2015 the home loss payment due: […]
Fair dismissal for belief employee was no longer permitted to work in UK
Law Employees with two years’ continued service have the statutory right not to be unfairly dismissed. For a dismissal to be fair the employer must establish that the reason/principal reason […]
It’s the little things
Two defining elements in her life were her dietary requirements; she had coeliac disease and required a gluten-free diet, and she was extremely fond of dogs – her own dog […]
Voluntary Right To Buy Pilot: Lessons Learnt
The report sets out the findings of the detailed research undertaken to better assess key aspects of the VRTB, such as profiling of tenants and stock, and the level of […]
Changes to the right to buy and the preserved right to buy maximum discount in 2017 (England only)
On 21 July 2014, the maximum discount amount for properties bought under the right to buy and preserved right to buy increased. The legislation that brought about the change also […]