Charities and the transparency of lobbying
September 2014 New rules on political campaigning have been brought in under the Lobbying Act, and now further guidance from the Electoral Commission has been published (see links below) as […]
Local authority bonds and private placements
Introduction This article looks at some of the main issues in relation to the issue of bonds whether by way of a public own name bond issue or privately placed […]
Privacy of work emails
In the case of Barbulescu v Romania, the employer had a clear policy in which all personal use of the employer’s IT systems was forbidden. Here, the employee had used […]
Is Local Authority Funded Social Care Sustainable?
The Communities and Local Government Committee is going to examine whether the funding available for adult social care is sufficient for local authorities to fulfil their statutory obligations to assess […]
The past six months
We are delighted that our team was recognised as a national and an international leader for the work we undertake in supporting and advising vulnerable individuals and their families, with […]
New legislation affecting rent increases announced
The Social Housing Rents (Exceptions & Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 The Social Housing Rents (Exceptions & Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2016 have been amended by the introduction of the Social […]
The Employment Appeal Tribunal gives its Judgment in the Mencap sleep-in appeal case
The EAT agreed that, based on the facts and the legal arguments adopted by Mrs Tomlinson-Blake and Mencap, the Tribunal was entitled to reach their conclusion, namely that all hours […]
Sleep-ins announcement – HMRC Q&A
Social care providers will be aware that they have a further month of uncertainty to see what the Government proposes to do about sleep-ins. In the meantime, HMRC has sent […]
Possession Protocol Changes – Protocols and Notices!
Now is the time to review procedures re the necessary pre-action steps that need to be taken prior to issuing possession proceedings. A new prescribed form for Notices Seeking Possession […]
Time spent travelling to and from work can be travel time under the Working Time Regulations (WTR), European Court confirms
This ruling confirms the Advocate General’s opinion in this case, which we released a briefing on earlier this year – see here for our full commentary on the implications of […]
West Midlands ambulances exceed response targets as others fail
Across all UK ambulance trusts 66.5% arrived at ‘Category A Red 1’ calls within 8 minutes. This is below the target of 75% and means that one third of patients […]
Academies Financial Handbook 2016
Given that Academy Funding Agreements oblige Academies and Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) to abide by the terms of the Handbook, new editions provide a key mechanism by which the Department […]