24 March 2021 Blog Reporting Energy Use & Emissions and Making Voluntary Environmental Carbon Claims The UK government/Defra provides guidance to companies on reporting energy use and greenhouse gas emissions... Share this article Bookmark this page 9 min read
23 March 2021 Blog CQC finds “worrying variation” in DNACPR decisions during Covid-19 On 18 March 2021 the regulator published Protect, respect, connect – decisions about living and dying well during Covid-19 following its review of how DNACPR decisions were used during the coronavirus pandemic... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
23 March 2021 Blog NICE guidance on safeguarding adults in care homes A key toolkit for commissioners of residential care for adults, care home providers, local authorities and Safeguarding Adult Boards and other health and care staff working with adults in care homes... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
23 March 2021 Blog Government accepts majority of proposed reforms to charity law… but when might charities see change? The Government’s response to the 43 recommendations made by the Law Commission in its report on Technical Issues in Charity Law published three years ago should save charities not only a considerable amount of time, but also some significant costs... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
23 March 2021 Blog MF/1 – some of the Purchaser’s obligations The Purchaser's general obligations are set out at clause 11 of MF/1... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
22 March 2021 Blog Supreme Court rules sleep-in workers not entitled to NMW if asleep The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Mencap case confirms that employers do not have to pay their workers the national minimum wage unless they are awake for the purposes of working... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 March 2021 Blog Supreme Court ruling on sleep-in shifts The Supreme Court’s judgment in the Mencap case confirms that employers do not have to pay their workers the national minimum wage unless they are awake for the purposes of working... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
22 March 2021 Blog Update No. 3: coronavirus guidance for Mental Health Tribunal hearings Although it may feel like many moons ago, you may remember our updates last year in relation to the Mental Health Pilot Practice Direction... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
22 March 2021 Blog ‘Food Fraud Resilience’ self-assessment tool The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) have developed a ‘food fraud resilience’ self-assessment tool to support businesses in developing and implementing their counter-fraud strategy... Share this article Bookmark this page 7 min read
19 March 2021 Blog Further changes to immigration rules announced The Government has recently 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 2 min read
18 March 2021 Blog Green Transport update In the March 2021 budget the UK Government reiterated its commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
17 March 2021 Blog Primary care update: New to Partnership Payment Scheme In this update, we answer some of the frequently asked questions when it comes to the New to Partnership Payment Scheme that was launched by NHS England in conjunction with the British Medical Association in order to encourage individuals to take up partnership within GP practices in England... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read