West Midlands ambulances exceed response targets as others fail
Across all UK ambulance trusts 66.5% arrived at ‘Category A Red 1’ calls within 8 minutes. This is below the target of 75% and means that one third of patients […]
Academies Financial Handbook 2016
Given that Academy Funding Agreements oblige Academies and Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) to abide by the terms of the Handbook, new editions provide a key mechanism by which the Department […]
“Not having your cake and eating it.”
The Opinion covers the question whether a subsidiary that is entitled to provide works, services or supplies to its parent without the need for an EU tender process (1) has […]
TUPE: unexpected transfers
The facts ICAP Management Services Limited (“IMSL”) was a service company providing services to other companies within the ICAP Global Broking Business (“IGBB”). IGBB decided to sell the IMSL to […]
Can individuals be liable for dismissal related damages in whistleblowing detriment claims?
Under UK legislation, a worker has the right not to be subjected to detriment on the ground that they have made a protected disclosure. This protection applies not only to […]
Housing and Health – Working Together
To assist with practical partnerships a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) has been published “to support joint action on improving health through the home”. A copy of the MoU can be […]
Keeping “P” at the heart of decision making
The Supreme Court decision in Cheshire West and Chester Council v P (2014) UKSC 19, (2014) MHLO 16 redefined the test to be applied when deciding whether or not a […]
EU procurement – the missing threshold
Our New Year e-briefing detailed the new EU procurement tendering thresholds with effect from 1 January 2016. However, there was one missing. This particular threshold was overlooked by both the […]
Asset Transfers: Opportunities or Liabilities?
As state funding reduces, and communities look to take responsibility themselves, there are places in many communities that are of particular importance to the local people. They may be facing closure […]
CQC “State of Care” report – ignore good governance at your peril
On page 68 of the report is a table which sets out which regulations were breached when enforcement action was taken. The table shows that failures in governance were the most […]
Company secretary update
1. Companies House – confirmation statement filing guidance Companies House has recently published guidance on the filing requirements for confirmation statements. This follows the requirement for every company to submit […]
Modern Slavery and Social Care: The Sector’s Next Adversity?
Background Social care providers may have seen a recent article in the Guardian entitled “Modern slavery: the next social care scandal?” in which they report that foreign nationals working in […]