21 October 2020 Blog Procurement Policy Note (PPN 06/20) issued The Cabinet Office has launched a new model for evaluating social value in government contracts in a new Procurement Policy Note PPN06/20– taking account of social value in the award of central government contracts... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
21 October 2020 Blog Food and drink labelling changes from 1 January 2021 - An update There has been an update this month to the UK Government's guidance on food and drink labelling changes following the transition period... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
21 October 2020 Blog Court of Protection: What’s the difference between sections 21A and 48 of the Mental Capacity Act (apart from another 27 sections)?! Entanglement no more. We have further clarity on both section 48 and the operation of section 21A procedure. In a decision last month, the CoP provides a welcome steer on these various sections within the MCA. This will be of interest to those working in the field of health and social care... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
20 October 2020 Blog Concealment, the limitation clock and cladding In the context of a cladding claim a recent the TCC decision is another case which supports the proposition that the discovery (or significant suspicion) of deliberately concealed information can effectively reset the limitation clock... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
20 October 2020 Blog Charities to benefit from HMRC’s changed stance on digital advertising relief for VAT Some charities may now be able to claim back overpaid VAT on digital advertising, after HMRC has published a brief on charity digital advertising relief from VAT... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
19 October 2020 Blog Updated guidance on audit rules for charities from Fundraising Regulator Charities subject to the reporting requirements of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 (the “Act”) for fundraising should be aware that the Fundraising Regulator has updated its guidance to help them meet those reporting requirements... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
19 October 2020 Blog Site Operating Procedures Version 6 The Construction Leadership Council has issued Site Operating Procedures Version 6... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
19 October 2020 Blog Are towns and cities being scarred by the reality of office to residential Permitted Developments? In May 2013 the then coalition government passed an amendment to the General Permitted Development Order (GDPO) which allowed the conversion of offices into new residential dwellings without the need to obtain full planning permission. Instead, developers had ‘deemed approval’... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
18 October 2020 Blog When does grief become a disability? A recently published Employment Appeal Tribunal decision explores when a grief reaction is sufficiently severe and long-term to amount to a disability... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
18 October 2020 Blog Update: cap on public sector exit payments takes effect next month Regulations implementing the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments were made on 14 October and take effect on 4 November... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 October 2020 Blog Charity Governance Code: what can charities expect from the “refresh”? Following publication by the steering group for the Charity Governance Code of the results of its consultation on the “refresh” of two of the principles of the Code what kind of changes might we see to this important Code?... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
14 October 2020 Blog Cap on public sector exit payments takes effect next month Regulations implementing the £95,000 cap on public sector exit payments were made yesterday (14 October) and take effect on 4 November... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read