Deprivation of liberty in a private care setting
Domiciliary care providers will need to consider making a referral to the relevant local authority, where they provide services to a private paying individual who may be deprived of their […]
Increase your impact in 2017
As a values-driven business ourselves, we understand the challenges of balancing the commercial realities of running a sustainable and profitable business while also achieving your social goals. So how can […]
Service Charge Caps
The Directions have been introduced following Government consultation. The Government has introduced new Directions that cap the amount social housing landlords in England can recover through service charges for the […]
Bid, challenge, build, reclaim – know your community rights
This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Personal Injury on 24 February 2015. Community Rights programme has too many obstacles for local people, says CLGC report, LNB News 03/02/2015 127 […]
Opinion Piece: A Possible New Deal for Housing Associations?
The likely long term consequences of the ONS decision to classify housing associations as part of the “public sector” are, as we have said in our recent e-briefing, not going […]
Lifetime allowance reduction: protections
HMRC have now published details of how savers can apply for protections so that they will be able to continue to benefit from a lifetime allowance of £1.25million so long […]
What’s in a name? Protecting your Intellectual Property
Many charities choose to operate as charitable companies limited by guarantee, or they may have a separate trading company. Under the amended company name regulations, it is now easier to […]
HMRC – changing their approach to sleep-ins?
Prior to the summer of 2016, we have been involved in a number of inspections where HMRC had concluded that it was only the time spent awake and working during […]
Contracting with local authorities
Local government functions — local authorities may only act where they have a power (they can act) or a duty (they must act) set out in legislation. Different forms of local […]
Every vote counts
Can anyone and everyone vote? What about people with learning disabilities, or a brain injury, or a diagnosis of dementia? Does their reduced mental capacity affect their right to vote? […]
To pay or not to pay? – More scrutiny over holiday pay
Background Over recent years, we have seen numerous, well-publicised decisions, around whether holiday pay should include additional elements of pay (such as overtime and commission) when that pay is for […]
Subletting, Fraud and “Parting with Possession”
The Fraud Act added section 15A into the Housing Act 1988, which states that if an assured tenant “sub-lets” or “parts with possession of the dwelling-house”, the “tenancy ceases to […]