Ebriefings

Many housing providers are now re-thinking about gathering information to complete their data return to the Regulator of Social Housing, with the initial exercise having been delayed by Covid-19.

Newnham College, Cambridge, received a fine from the HSE in January for failings that exposed employees and subcontractors to asbestos during refurbishment works on a flat owned by the college.

Managing workplace relationships is something of a tightrope for employees.

The Government has now introduced new regulations to prevent exit credits which amount to undeserved windfalls.

One of the key issues taking up media time currently is that of payment of employees in self-isolation or isolation as requested by medical staff or employers.

Chris Whittington will be speaking at Norwich cathedral on ‘Leading from the Centre – Awareness, Humility and Transformative Leadership’ at the diocese’ annual Headteachers’ Conference.

Liz Wyatt explains how using tools such as the CAFCASS Parenting Plan and OurFamilyWizard can make conversations around children easier when a relationship breaks down.

These new changes will help to modernise the law governing divorce and remove the stigma surrounding divorce proceedings.

“Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2018/19” published by the CQC, has found that although improvements have been made, healthcare services need to do more to comply with their human rights duties.

On 20 January 2020, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) issued Advice for Building Owners of Multi-storey, Multi-occupied Residential Buildings.

The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 (the Regulations) place certain responsibilities on anyone supplying and charging for heating, cooling or hot water (the heat supplier).

The board of a housing services company was reportedly dismissed in December 2019 following the discovery of a variety of safety and hygiene issues in the properties they manage.