17 March 2021 Blog Patient capital in real estate investment We have now hosted our third insightful discussion on patient capital in real estate investment, in our series of “on the sofa with"... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 March 2021 Blog Revised Food Law Codes of Practice Published The FSA has published the revised Food Law Codes of Practice (the Codes) and Food Law Practice Guidance and introduced a Competency Framework in England and Northern Ireland, updated versions may be accessed here... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 March 2021 Blog Defra consultation looks set to relax restrictions on gene editing in farming A ten-week consultation by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on the question of relaxing restrictions on gene editing in farming closes this week (Wednesday 17 March.)... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
16 March 2021 Blog Senior care workers added to the shortage occupation list The Government has published a Statement of Changes to the UK Immigration Rules which contain changes to the shortage occupation list from 1 April 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 March 2021 Blog Your guide to the Mental Health Act White Paper Following the publication of the Department of Health and Social Care’s White Paper on Reforming the Mental Health Act on 13 January 2021, the mental health team at Mills & Reeve have produced commentary on a number of the changes proposed... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 March 2021 Blog Annual increases in rates of funded nursing care It’s that time of year again, when we remind readers of the imminent changes to the rates for NHS-funded nursing care or FNC... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 March 2021 Blog Government publishes guidance on nearly zero buildings requirements for new buildings The government has recently published helpful guidance on the nearly zero energy buildings requirements for new buildings which came into force on 31 December 2020... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
15 March 2021 Blog Further changes to UK immigration rules announced The Government has published a Statement of Changes to the UK Immigration Rules which contains changes to work and study visa routes from April 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
15 March 2021 Blog Monitoring the Mental Health Act 2019/20 With all the kerfuffle around two recent White Papers you might have been forgiven for not having the chance to digest CQC’s annual report, published last month... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
12 March 2021 Blog CQC and system level regulation Following the publication of the Department’s White Paper on health and care, the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee have been examining the proposals in Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
12 March 2021 Blog Charity Commission confirms National Trust did not breach charity law Charities seeking to address topics that might be considered divisive may take some comfort from the news that the National Trust acted within its charitable purposes when it published an interim report last year which examined links between its properties and histories of colonialism and slavery... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
11 March 2021 Blog Defining the limits of free speech for those holding senior roles in public bodies In two related appeals, the Court of Appeal has explored the limits that employers can legitimately place on the freedom of expression of their senior staff... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read