Effective care saves limbs and the lives of people with diabetes
Diabetes is reaching epidemic levels and the International Diabetes Federation recently stated that 415 million people aged 20-79 across the world are now known to have the condition. It is […]
Care and deprivation of liberty
The Supreme Court considered the circumstances of P and Q (previously known as MIG and MEG), and P. MIG and MEG were young women, sisters with learning difficulties, who had […]
Deprivation of liberty – the long and winding road
The Supreme Court considered the circumstances of P and Q (previously known as MIG and MEG), and P. MIG and MEG were young women, sisters with learning difficulties, who had […]
Tough love
The latest sweep, alongside the publication of the new Regulatory Framework, is likely to make all registered providers shift in their seats and look at their governance arrangements with a […]
EU procurement – “Come out from below” – Subcontractors move centre stage
The 2015 Regulations have more to say about subcontracting, in particular by: requiring purchasers to obtain and record more about the subcontractors used by a successful contractor to whom […]
Exclusions from rent cut confirmed: Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2016
However, the provisions surrounding social housing rents are in force and further regulations have been drafted in the Social Housing Rents (Exceptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2016 (the “Regulations”). These regulations provide […]
Mood music
Other than that, things start to become less certain. There is an effect upon the economy, but we don’t know what that will be in the longer term. There will […]
VRTB – Do you want to be part of the extended pilot and if not what should you do?
The second pilot The questions you should be asking yourself are: What does this mean? What should I be thinking about if I want to take part? Is the main […]
Possession proceedings – dealing with disability discrimination defences
The leading case in disability discrimination cases is Ackerman-Livingstone v Aster Communities Ltd [2015] where, in brief, the Supreme Court found that in most cases, where the defence is raised, […]
Does including previous incidents in a disciplinary investigation report make dismissal unfair?
Under the UK legislation, a dismissal for misconduct will be unfair unless at the time of dismissal: The employer believed the employee to be guilty of misconduct. The employer had […]
Consents Update – Changes not as extensive as anticipated but a welcome simplification
The much trailed proposed changes to Category 6 (on-lending) were in the end not as extensive as anticipated: RPs can on-lend to group members fundamentally, as before, except if the […]
Changes to shared ownership leases (England only)
Following a consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) on the streamlining of shared ownership resales, the following policy changes […]