Mondaq UK: Government, Public Sector
The PPP Operational Guidelines for mainland Tanzania dated October 2012 provide detailed information regarding the implementation of PPP projects, essentially the implementation tool of the Framework.
Care home providers are often at the mercy of local authorities as to price and price review for residential care.
Deloitte collaborated with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the lead organization responsible for coordinating humanitarian emergency response, to strengthen humanitarian leadership.
When the Coalition Government came to office there was a good deal of head scratching by politicians, commentators and lobbyists alike about what this new, for Westminster, style of government would mean.
In its January 2012 Consultation the Government assumed schemes were legally obliged to equalise GMPs accrued in defined benefit schemes between 17 May 1990 and 5 April 1997 when contracting-out on the GMP basis ceased.
Today's entry reports on the launch of the Planning Inspectorate's Consents Service Unit.
Today's entry reports that the Growth and Infrastructure Bill has finally completed its passage through Parliament and will become the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 today.
The news that some of Silicon Valley's biggest names have come together to form a political action group highlights the potential dangers of simply throwing money at a problem.
Leveson LJ's Report on Part 1 of the Inquiry was published on 29.11.12. It's 2,000 pages with a 48-page executive summary are widely available online along with potted summaries.
In March of last year, the courts held that a hospital trust's conduct to its contractor was so unreasonable that it was in breach of the express duty to act in good faith in their contract.
The Chancellor’s Budget statement has confirmed a number of changes to the UK pensions system.
The Government has to find a new way to pay for our roads. Although the motorist pays more than is spent on our roads, the revenue from fuel duty and vehicle excise duty (VED) is falling every year.
The Highways Agency (HA) is consulting on an update to their policies on reacting to development proposals that are put to them.
The Government’s new approach to consultation has received mixed reviews.
Today's entry analyses yesterday's budget and accompanying documentation for their effect on infrastructure.
Its main purpose is to stop sewer outfalls along the Thames discharging into the river when they overflow (usually during heavy rain), and to discharge into the sewer instead. 57 sewer outfalls do this, and the tunnel will address the 34 worst of these.
The proposed new public procurement directives have been in gestation since April 2010. The latest text was published in November 2012 with final versions expected in April 2013.
The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 (the Act) came into force on 31 January 2013 and applies to all services procured under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
David Mundy Partner Share this page 0 8 50 The changes to the NHS brought about by the coalition government are comprehensive with perhaps the most fundamental transformation being the enabling of private providers to deliver services alongside public and third sector bodies.
"The UK public sector net debt is forecast to worsen from 71.8% of GDP in 2011-12 to a peak of 85.6% of GDP in 2016-17 according to the Office for Budget Responsibility."
The PPP Operational Guidelines for mainland Tanzania dated October 2012 provide detailed information regarding the implementation of PPP projects, essentially the implementation tool of the Framework.
Today's entry reports that the Growth and Infrastructure Bill has finally completed its passage through Parliament and will become the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 today.
Care home providers are often at the mercy of local authorities as to price and price review for residential care.
When the Coalition Government came to office there was a good deal of head scratching by politicians, commentators and lobbyists alike about what this new, for Westminster, style of government would mean.
In its January 2012 Consultation the Government assumed schemes were legally obliged to equalise GMPs accrued in defined benefit schemes between 17 May 1990 and 5 April 1997 when contracting-out on the GMP basis ceased.
In a recent judgment, the High Court decided that a contracting entity for the purposes of the public procurement rules was entitled to reject a tender for a framework agreement where part of the tender was submitted 26 minutes late.
Deloitte collaborated with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the lead organization responsible for coordinating humanitarian emergency response, to strengthen humanitarian leadership.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Statement, published on 5 December 2012, included the conclusions of the governmental review of PFI and their new proposals for delivering public and private sector partnerships through a new model, to be known as "PF2".
A discussion on the effectiveness of public affair campaigns.
State aid and public procurement are legal subjects deriving from the law of the European Union ("EU"). Both regimes have a significant impact on large development projects.
The European Commission published on 20 December 2011 its proposals for new procurement directives to replace the current directives on public and utilities procurements.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer's Autumn Statement included the conclusions of the governmental review of PFI and their new proposals for delivering public and private sector partnerships.
The Decision of Lord Glennie in the case of Elekta Limited v The Common Services Agency (2011) CSOH 107 addresses some interesting aspects of public procurement challenges; challenges which appear to be on the increase following the late 2009 amendments to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 ("the Regulations").
Zia Ullah, Partner and Victoria Callaghan, Solicitor, of Pannone LLP talk through the expected major revisions to the Third EU Money Laundering Directive.
NHS charities governed by corporate trustees which are themselves NHS bodies (e.g. NHS Trusts, Primary Care Trusts etc.) are set to be affected by the International Accounting Standards 27 (IAS 27).
Today's entry reports on the launch of the Planning Inspectorate's Consents Service Unit.
The funding environment for infrastructure PPP projects is much less favourable than it was two years ago.
The news that some of Silicon Valley's biggest names have come together to form a political action group highlights the potential dangers of simply throwing money at a problem.
This is entry No.4, first published on 16 November 2010, of a blog on Public Bodies reform.
The proposed new public procurement directives have been in gestation since April 2010. The latest text was published in November 2012 with final versions expected in April 2013.
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The PPP Operational Guidelines for mainland Tanzania dated October 2012 provide detailed information regarding the implementation of PPP projects, essentially the implementation tool of the Framework.
Today's entry reports on the launch of the Planning Inspectorate's Consents Service Unit.
Care home providers are often at the mercy of local authorities as to price and price review for residential care.
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A discussion on the likely implications following the 2013 Budget.
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