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Government amends MCA/DOLS guidance during COVID-19 to include section on right to appeal if those subject to emergency health powers and lacking capacity
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Government backs right to request flexible working from day one
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Government backtracks on public sector exit cap
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Government changes how outdoor exercise guidance applies to people with specific health needs
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Government consults on calculation of holiday entitlement after Supreme Court ruling
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Government consults on minimum levels of public services during strikes
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Government consults on requiring care home workers to have Covid-19 vaccination
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Government consults on revised MCA Code of Practice and guidance on Liberty Protection Safeguards
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Government decides not to appeal High Court ruling on discharging patients to care homes during start of pandemic
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Government department secures lifting of automatic suspension of logistics contract
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Government faces judicial review over delay in publishing details of ventilator challenge contracts worth £250m
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Government faces legal action over failure to produce guidance on prioritisation of NHS treatment if demand outstrips supply
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Government faces legal challenge over impact of pension changes on teachers and doctors
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Government facing legal challenge over urgent award of £108m PPE contract
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Government hands £3m grant to law centres as part of support for charities during COVID-19
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Government hit with legal challenge over failure to publish contract award notices during pandemic
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Government in call for evidence on dispute resolution ahead of civil, family and administrative justice reform
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Government introduces legislation in bid to replace Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
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Government issues consultation on reforms to data regime and information watchdog
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