Ebriefings

There are four different strands to the developing public procurement landscape post-Brexit.

When the news broke in the early hours of 24 June 2016 that the UK was leaving the EU, I imagine many of us doubted that the process would be either swift or painless.

This ebriefing looks at the proposal to set out ‘public procurement principles’ in the proposed procurement legislation.

Happy New Year – our first newsletter of 2021! Throughout this year we will continue to bring you news and developments relating to the charities sector.

Luton Borough Council was prosecuted by the HSE late last year following an incident at a high school in which an assistant headteacher was attacked by a pupil and left with life-changing injuries.

Most housing practitioners have perhaps been waiting for this news since the latest lockdown was announced by the Prime Minister on 4 January 2021.

A case at the end of 2020 is a warning for contracting authorities using agreements for lease and similar development agreements to commission buildings and developments from developers.

Local authorities should be wary of reserving contracts for local suppliers, as recommended by Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 11/20. Other contracting authorities may want to maximise their use of this

Climate change and biodiversity is an area where significantly faster changes are needed on a global and local basis.

Our previous round-up began by sharing the news that two vaccines had shown very promising test results. Here we are, not even a month later, and the first vaccines have already been administered!

The first report of Donna Ockenden and her team into the review of maternity services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been published today.

While Christmas is looking a little different and we may be feeling less festive than we normally would, it is still a good time to reflect on what we have overcome this year.