POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 6 SEPTEMBER 2023 Data protection reform, revisited The “No. 2 Bill” is in many respects identical to its predecessor. While overall the Bill retains much of the structure of the UK GDPR, it proposes a number of changes to the detail... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read Data protection
POSTED BY GARY ATTLE | 29 AUGUST 2023 National Security Act 2023 The aim of the legislation is to modernise counter-espionage laws and tackle evolving national security threats by providing new powers to the enforcement and intelligence agencies... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY RICHARD NOBLE | 6 JULY 2023 Five important changes coming to building safety laws Our construction and real estate experts have prepared a note of five key points that educational institutions need to know about the Building Safety Act 2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY GARY ATTLE | 28 JUNE 2023 Education and research sector 2023 partner promotions We’re really pleased to welcome two new partners to the education and research sector partner team... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY KATE ALLAN | 5 JUNE 2023 Themes from the OfS Prevent monitoring data for 2021-2022 The Office for Students has published its Prevent monitoring data for 2021/2022... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY GARY ATTLE | 30 MAY 2023 Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 On 11 May 2023 the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill received Royal Assent after two years of debate in Parliament... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY KATE ALLAN | 25 MAY 2023 Talking HEds: Sexual Misconduct - OfS proposals Further to my last blog on the OfS's consultation on a new approach to regulating harassment and sexual misconduct, Sian Jackson and I discuss the OfS's recent proposals in our Talking HEds vlog. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY KATE ALLAN | 17 APRIL 2023 Consultation on a new approach to regulating harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher education The Office for Students consultation on a new ongoing condition of registration closes on 4 May 2023... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 13 APRIL 2023 The future of online safety regulation? The Online Safety Bill, which is still being amended in Parliament, seeks to introduce safety duties on “providers” of various types of internet services... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
POSTED BY CARLA HARRIS | 12 APRIL 2023 12 UK investment zones announced as part of Spring Budget 2023 – universities’ role As a key part of the government’s levelling-up plans and focus on growth, the spring Budget announced a scaled-back version of the Liz Truss administration’s previous investment zones... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
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