Ebriefings

Over recent years, we have increasingly been advising local authority and social housing clients on their work to utilise decarbonisation funding

Full council has set the budget for 2024/25 after six months of hard work so now what?

In this last month we have had one seminal Supreme Court judgement and one interesting and possibly appealable tribunal decision.

A combination of high costs, staffing shortages and increased public and regulatory scrutiny are creating an extremely challenging environment for privately run care homes

For some, this spring has brought regulatory rains and compliance clouds, but we’ve gathered the umbrella of knowledge to help keep your organisation thriving.

The increase in the National Minimum Wage (NMW), which took effect on 1 April 2024, is having a disproportionate effect on care homes and other adult social care service providers.

The rollout of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) new single assessment framework is underway, but many social care providers are concerned the new approach places too much reliance on past performance and could distort new assessment ratings.

Those of you who have been trying to match the provisions on vertical arrangements in the Procurement Act 2023 with those in the existing Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) may have experienced a few head-scratching moments. 

The Court of Appeal’s upholding of Mr Justice Swift’s judgment means the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands on 2 May 2024 will proceed.

The updated Housing Ombudsman’s (HO) Complaint Handling Code (the new code) will become a statutory requirement on 1 April 2024

The promise of spring is in the air and as the flowers bloom, so too do our insights into the latest governance trends and updates. Why not grab a cup of tea and dive into what’s budding in the charities sector!

The incoming RSH Consumer Standards are a catalyst for much wider changes to the regulatory environment for Registered Providers (RPs) from 1 April 2024.