10 November 2021 Blog COP26 - the first week The UN’s COP26 began on 1 November, focussing on the goals of achieving net zero by 2050 and a global temperature reduction, protecting communities and natural habitats, mobilising finance and working collectively to tackle the climate emergency....... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 November 2021 Blog Supreme Court rejects data misuse class action Today the Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Richard Lloyd, a consumer protection campaigner seeking to bring a claim against Google on behalf of a class of more than 4 million iPhone users... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
10 November 2021 Blog COVID vaccination to become condition of deployment for frontline health and care staff Two days before the end of the grace period for the enforcement of its new vaccination policy in care homes, the Government announced that similar requirements will be imposed across the health and wider care sector in England... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
10 November 2021 Blog Government launches adult social care winter plan The Government has published its Adult social care Covid-19 winter plan 2021-22 setting out how it aims to support the sector over the coming months... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
9 November 2021 Blog Safety watchdog publishes major report on NHS-funded care in independent hospitals Integrated Care Systems must take steps to ensure that effective processes have been implemented to identify local capability and capacity of their local independent acute hospitals, says the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
9 November 2021 Blog CMA concerned over availability, price and quality of children's care The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently published its interim report into its market study on children's social care provision... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
9 November 2021 Blog Ninety one per cent of charities negatively affected by pandemic, and internal disputes on the increase Given the long running and unpredictable nature of COVID-19, as well as its wide-ranging effects, recent research published by the Charity Commission suggesting only ninety one per cent of charities surveyed had experienced some negative impact as a result of the pandemic seems almost remarkable... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
5 November 2021 Blog Levelling Up Monies for North - West FE and HE Real Estate Projects As the in-depth scrutiny of the real impact of the Chancellor’s Autumn Spending Review continues it was good to see a significant chunk of the Levelling Up Fund heading to development projects in the North West... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
5 November 2021 Blog How will the Autumn 2021 Budget and Spending Review impact charities? There were not many charity-specific announcements in the Autumn Budget and Spending Review last week, but some charities will benefit from some of the sector specific announcements, and the extension / continuation of particular tax reliefs... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
4 November 2021 Blog Executing deeds – some dos and don’ts Deeds are one of the most commonly used documents in the construction industry..... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 November 2021 Blog COP26 and the Energy Transition: Supply Decarbonisation and Methane Emissions As CoP26 continues, 105 countries including the UK, US and the EU agreed on Tuesday to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
4 November 2021 Blog Morrisons British Chicken: Will Country of Origin labelling become part of the political divide? It may be that 'country of origin' claims & statements, whilst required under leg in some cases, may become increasingly sensitive in our post-Brexit world. It is important that food businesses are aware of all their options and choices when it comes to labelling... #countryoforigin #food #labelling #brexit Share this article Bookmark this page 9 min read