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Contracting with local authorities Contracting with local authorities Olwen Brown

Local government functions — local authorities may only act where they have a power (they can act) or a duty (they must act) set out in legislation. Different forms of local […]

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Every vote counts Every vote counts

Can anyone and everyone vote? What about people with learning disabilities, or a brain injury, or a diagnosis of dementia? Does their reduced mental capacity affect their right to vote? […]

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New PAS 91 – at last! New PAS 91 – at last! Andrew Millross

You may have missed this, as we nearly did, but just before Christmas the British Standards Institution issued an updated version of PAS 91.

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Members rights to information Q&A Members rights to information Q&A

All full members are members under Company Law. We have twelve branches. Each branch elects one of their members to be on the board of the national charity. One branch […]

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Reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process Reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process Anna Dabek

Background The Equality Act 2010 prohibits unlawful discrimination in the workplace including indirect discrimination and discrimination arising from disability. Indirect discrimination occurs when the employer has a provision, criterion or […]

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Rents post 2020 Rents post 2020 Jonathan Cox

As you will be aware, RPs are currently in the middle of a four-year regime of annual rent decreases through the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (the “2016 Act”). […]

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