17/04/2013

Local government quarterly digest (February 2013 – April 2013)

This is the second in our series of quarterly local government update blogs which will enable readers to catch up on the most important cases, issues or developments in local government since February 2013.

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10/04/2013

Reforming the social housing rental landscape in Wales

On 9 April 2013, the Law Commission published Renting Homes in Wales recommending reforms to the legal framework governing rented housing in Wales. At the core of the report’s recommendations is the creation of a simplified statutory framework that will:

  • Reduce to two the number of different tenancy types for renting accommodation: the secure contract (social housing) and the standard contract (private sector rentals).
  • Provide model contracts that will set out in clear terms the basis on which individuals occupy rented housing and explain the circumstances in which their right to occupy that accommodation may be terminated.

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REUTERS | Brian Snyder
02/04/2013

Public procurement case digest (March 2013)

PLC Public Sector reports:

Our March 2013 case digest includes the latest on the courts’ approach to deciding whether the disclosure of the award criteria for a procurement has complied with the requirements for transparency and equal treatment.

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REUTERS | Andrew Winning
27/03/2013

Freedom of information law quarterly digest (January – March 2013)

This is the first of our new series of quarterly update blogs on the latest developments in freedom of information law under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/3391) (EIR). The blog will enable readers specialising in freedom of information law to catch up on the most important cases, issues or developments in this area. Highlights in this post, which looks at freedom of information law developments from January 2013 to March 2013, include rulings on the test for vexatiousness and the government’s plans for the future of the freedom of information regime.

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