23 June 2021 Blog Mapping the FutuRE - The rise of net zero carbon buildings As more landowners and developers commit to net zero targets, we are seeing increasing proposals for net zero buildings – buildings which balance any greenhouse gases produced during development and emitted during the running of the building with emissions taken out of the atmosphere... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
23 June 2021 Blog National Microbiology Framework: Overview of Call-Off Terms and Conditions The Mills & Reeve procurement team are delivering a webinar with Public Health England on 6 July at 12 noon to provide an overview of the call-off terms and conditions, including the ordering process under the new National Microbiology Framework... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
21 June 2021 Blog “Gender critical” beliefs qualify for protection, subject to restrictions on their expression The Employment Appeal Tribunal has reversed the employment tribunal’s decision that Maya Forstater’s belief that “biological sex is real, important, immutable and not to be conflated with gender identity” did not qualify for protection under the Equality Act as a religious or philosophical belief... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
21 June 2021 Blog Inquests and the application of Article 2 The Divisional Court, which included the Chief Coroner have recently considered an important case involving the application of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the scope of the positive operational and the enhanced investigative Article 2 duties in R (Morahan) v Assistant Coroner for West London... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
18 June 2021 Blog New guidance for the transfer and remission of adult prisoners and immigration removal centre detainees Back in 2018 NHS England and NHS Improvement undertook a period of engagement followed by a formal consultation in 2019 on guidance relating to individuals held within prisons and immigration removal centres (IRCs) who have been detained under the Mental Health Act for assessment and treatment within mental health in-patient services... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
17 June 2021 Blog Covid-19 vaccines compulsory for all care home staff within four months We now have confirmation that new legislation is planned requiring staff working in CQC registered care homes in England to have two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, unless they have a medical exemption... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
17 June 2021 Blog New report finds NHS and social care staff burnout at ‘emergency’ levels The Health and Social Care Select Committee’s new report from its inquiry into workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care makes clear that burnout is a “widespread reality” and has negative effects on staff mental health, impacting staff and patients... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
16 June 2021 Blog Fundraising Regulator developing “self-reporting pathway” In a recent blog post, the Fundraising Regulator announced that it intends to develop a pathway for charities and other organisations involved in fundraising to “self-report” incidents that breach the Code of Fundraising Practice... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 June 2021 Blog Updates for Building Safety Fund applicants and Waking Watch Fund reopens Updated guidance for Building Safety Fund applicants: Last month the government published some updated guidance for applicants to the Building Safety Fund... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 June 2021 Blog Deprivation of Liberty authorisations: errors of form, actions for supervisory bodies The case of Re YC raises important learning points for supervisory bodies when processing and issuing standard authorisations under the deprivation of liberty safeguards... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
15 June 2021 Blog New Liberty Protection Safeguard factsheets published With Liberty Protection Safeguards due to come into force in April 2022, the Department of Health and Social Care published on 11 June a further six factsheets about the LPS scheme... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
14 June 2021 Blog Extending medical examiner scrutiny to deaths in non-acute settings According to a system letter sent to NHS leaders earlier this month, all health settings now need to implement medical examiner systems for scrutiny of all non-coronial deaths as early as possible in 2021/22, so that all deaths are scrutinised by the end of March 2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read