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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.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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Fix it fast: How “Awaab’s Law”
is forcing action
Eleanor Jones sets out
what "Awaab's Law"
will mean in practice
for social landlords.

Fix it fast: How “Awaab’s Law”
is forcing action
Eleanor Jones sets out
what "Awaab's Law"
will mean in practice
for social landlords.

Local Government Reorganisation 2026

Read our exclusive guide providing insight into the challenges that senior legal professionals are facing, alongside a step-by-step look at the work they will need to complete to ensure a smooth transition.
March 16, 2026
Local Government Reorganisation 2026

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How Finders International Supports Council Officers

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Bob Neill to speak at ACSeS Development Forum

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Government minister Bob Neill has been confirmed as a speaker at the Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors’ Annual Development Forum next week.

Neill is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). His main responsibilities at the Department are local government and planning, fire and resilience, and the Thames Gateway and the Olympics.

The keynote address at the Forum – which will be held from 15-17 November in Southampton – will also be given by David Prout, Localism Director General at the DCLG.

The conference will include plenary sessions on the Localism Bill, the role of social enterprise and mutuals in the Big Society, a round-up of recent local government case law, and the importance of being a local government lawyer.

There will also be a number of workshops, dealing with issues such as England’s new public health system, the general power of competence, freedom of information, and managing the employment and corporate governance aspects of major change.

For more information, go to the ACSeS website.

Government minister Bob Neill has been confirmed as a speaker at the Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors’ Annual Development Forum next week.

Neill is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). His main responsibilities at the Department are local government and planning, fire and resilience, and the Thames Gateway and the Olympics.

4-5 Gray's Inn Square Governance

The keynote address at the Forum – which will be held from 15-17 November in Southampton – will also be given by David Prout, Localism Director General at the DCLG.

The conference will include plenary sessions on the Localism Bill, the role of social enterprise and mutuals in the Big Society, a round-up of recent local government case law, and the importance of being a local government lawyer.

There will also be a number of workshops, dealing with issues such as England’s new public health system, the general power of competence, freedom of information, and managing the employment and corporate governance aspects of major change.

For more information, go to the ACSeS website.

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