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Automatic Suspensions – The Dawn of a
New Era for Procurement Challenges?
The first reported decision under the Procurement Act 2023,
ParkingEye Ltd v Velindre University NHS Trust [2026] EWHC 1019 (TCC),
suggests that assumptions about how the courts would approach remedies,
particularly automatic suspension, may need revisiting writes Nicola Cullen.
Automatic Suspensions – The Dawn of a
New Era for Procurement Challenges?
The first reported decision under the Procurement Act 2023,
ParkingEye Ltd v Velindre University NHS Trust, suggests
that assumptions about how the courts would approach
remedies, particularly automatic suspension, may need
revisiting writes Nicola Cullen.


Establishing relevant defects under
the Building Safety Act
The First Tier Tribunal has provided helpful clarity on what amounts to a
“relevant defect” for the purposes of Remediation Orders and Remediation
Contribution Orders under the Building Safety Act 2022, writes Sarah Grant.
Establishing relevant defects under
the Building Safety Act
The First Tier Tribunal has provided helpful clarity on what
amounts to a “relevant defect” for the purposes of
Remediation Orders and Remediation Contribution
under the Building Safety Act 2022, writes Sarah Grant.


The Employment Rights Act 2025:
What Public Sector Employers Need to Know
Many of the changes in the Employment Rights Act 2025 will have a significant
operational and financial impact on public sector employers, particularly
local authorities and schools, where large workforces, high levels of unionisation
and public accountability increase exposure to risk.
The Employment Rights Act 2025:
What Public Sector Employers Need to Know
Many of the changes in the Employment Rights Act 2025 will
have a significant operational and financial impact on public
sector employers, particularly local authorities and schools,
where large workforces, high levels of unionisation and
public accountability increase exposure to risk.


The Practical impact of the Procurement Act 2023
– the challenges, the benefits and the legal lacunas
In the second of three articles for Local Government Lawyer on the Procurement
Act 2023 one year after it went live, Katherine Calder and Victoria Fletcher from
DAC Beachcroft consider some of its practical impact and implications, including
how to choose the right regime, how authorities are tackling the notice requirements,
considerations when making modifications, and setting and monitoring KPIs.
The Practical impact of the Procurement
Act 2023 – the challenges, the benefits
and the legal lacunas
Katherine Calder and Victoria Fletcher from DAC Beachcroft
consider some of its practical impact and implications,
including how to choose the right regime, how authorities
are tackling the notice requirements, considerations when
making modifications, and setting and monitoring KPIs.


Weekly mandatory food
waste collections
What are the new rules on food waste collections and why are
councils set to miss the March deadline? Ashfords’ energy
and resource management team explain.
Weekly mandatory food
waste collections
What are the new rules on food waste collections and why are
councils set to miss the March deadline? Ashfords’ energy
and resource management team explain.


The Procurement Act 2023: One Year On -
How procurement processes are evolving
Katherine Calder and Sarah Foster of DAC Beachcroft focus on
changes to procurement design at selection and tender stage in
three key areas of change that the Act introduced.
The Procurement Act 2023: One Year On -
How procurement processes are evolving
Katherine Calder and Sarah Foster of DAC Beachcroft focus on
changes to procurement design at selection and tender stage in
three key areas of change that the Act introduced.


Service charge recovery
and the Building Safety Act 2022
Zoe McGovern, Sian Gibbon and Caroline Frampton set out
what local authorities need to consider when it comes to
the Building Safety Act 2022 and service charge recovery.
Service charge recovery
and the Building Safety Act 2022
Zoe McGovern, Sian Gibbon and Caroline Frampton set out
what local authorities need to consider when it comes to
the Building Safety Act 2022 and service charge recovery.

Local Government Reorganisation 2026
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The evolving nature of housing association boards
Enforcing (and defending) the Renters’ Rights Act: Penalties, powers, and practical advice
Mayoral Development Corporations and regeneration
“Knock, knock… or not?”
Education law case update: January – March 2026
Transport regulation and operator licensing
Avoiding duplication between planning and licensing
Older children and deprivations of liberty
Urban development – helping overcome obstacles
Individual ward member delegated powers
What next for council consultations?
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The right to erasure and unfounded malicious allegations
False statements in licensing proceedings
Assets of Community Value – a sporting revolution
A new generation of development corporations
Housing offences and increased penalties
Children law update - Easter 2026
Officer reports and decisions to close care homes
Ordinary residence - Worcestershire revisited?
Good practice in post-adoption contact
The neighbourhood health framework
Public money and double recovery
The new Housing Streamlined Route
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Independent review at major housing association uncovers 180 families decanted for extended periods
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Independent review defends claim there are unnecessary child protection investigations
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Independent review finds “significant failings” in effectiveness of Care Quality Commission
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Independent review into street tree felling to focus on governance and decision-making
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Independent review makes recommendations for improvement at council following death of headteacher
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Independent Review of Children’s Social Care urges shift from crisis intervention, calls for ‘expert child protection practitioner’ role, regional care cooperatives and increased support for kinship carers
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Independent review of construction frameworks to establish ‘gold standard’, identify standard contract terms
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Independent review of Hertfordshire EHC needs assessments process makes 17 recommendations for improvement
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Independent review of Teesworks finds no corruption or illegality but criticises governance and transparency
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Independent review ordered by Housing Ombudsman makes 15 recommendations to social landlord to tackle damp and mould failings
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Independent review slams non-planning consents system as "overly complex" and "fragemented"
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Independent review suggests developer had access to confidential council information, recommends council remind members and officers on confidentiality
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Independent review urges council to have solicitor sit in on planning meetings
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Independent reviewer calls for evidence on barriers to choice in public services
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Independent reviewer calls for evidence on barriers to choice in public services
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Independent Social Workers and judicial review
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Independent social workers slam "draconian" cuts to court fees
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Indirect effects and environmental impact assessment
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Individuals affected by Ealing abortion clinic PSPO look to take case to European Court of Human Rights
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Industrial action – key considerations for public service employers
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