Guidance for NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts Applying for Transfer of NHS PS or CHP Property
30/07/19
The Department of Health and Social Care published guidance on the procedures in relation to the transfer of primary and community care properties currently owned by NHS Property Services or Community Health Partnerships to NHS Trusts or NHS FTs.
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Victory for open justice as public granted access to court documents
29/07/19
The Supreme Court has ruled that public access to documents filed at court should be "the default position".
Regulator of Social Housing: Consumer Regulation Review 2018/2019
25/07/19
The Regulator of Social Housing has released its review of consumer regulation 2018-19. The review sets out its experience of the consumer regulation regime for social housing and how it has gone about implementing the legislation on consumer regulation.
Employee’s covert recording of meeting did not breach implied term of trust and confidence
22/07/19
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an employee was not in breach of the implied duty of trust and confidence when she secretly recorded a meeting with HR.
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Pro Bono work undermined by widespread closures in free legal advice services
18/07/19
Alarming figures published by the government show that half of the free legal advice law centres in England & Wales disappeared in just 6 years.
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Health and Safety concerns lead to spike in referrals to the Regulator
18/07/19
An interesting article in Inside House yesterday revealed that there was a spike in RPs referring themselves to the Regulator over health and safety concerns in the aftermath of the Grenfell fire.
NHSE and NHSI set targets to reduce disciplinary cases involving BME staff
17/07/19
NHS England and NHS Improvement have set targets for reducing number of disciplinary cases involving black and minority ethnic (BME) employees throughout the NHS as part of a drive towards a just culture.
Housing case law - July 2019
16/07/19
Read our monthly housing case law update, which includes recent cases from courts in England and Wales that are relevant to the #ukhousing sector.
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5 thoughts on the BA ICO (intention to) fine
08/07/19
The staged regulatory process led to confusing misrepresentations in the press this morning.
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The role of Place in Health and Wellbeing Boards
08/07/19
We have looked at the role of place in Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and how this links to the housing sector's aims.
Court of Appeal upholds claim of perceived disability discrimination against police force
08/07/19
In the first case of perceptive discrimination to come before the Court of Appeal, the Court has upheld the decision of the EAT that a police officer was discriminated against when she was refused a transfer because of a perceived disability.
Implications of Deprivation of Liberty Changes for Care Homes
04/07/19
On 16 May the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 replaced the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards regime with the Liberty Protection Safeguards. We outline some of the key changes and the concerns for care home registered managers.