Following a number of high profile stories in the news relating to alleged sex offenders, a recent High Court case dealing with disclosure of known sex offender’s details comes at a time of high public concern about such offenders. Continue reading
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In this post we look at the recent reports concerning a successful challenge to the decision of Devon County Council and NHS Devon to appoint Virgin Care Ltd as their preferred bidder for a contract to provide front line children’s services in Devon. The challenge was brought by way of judicial review by a parent of a child requiring such services.
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PLC Public Sector is pleased to announce that Nick Maltby has joined its consultation board as a public projects expert. As part of this role, Nick will be providing regular updates on market activity in the public projects sector.
Nick Maltby, Consultant and PLC Public Sector consultation board member:
This first blog looks at what’s been happening in the UK’s project market so far in 2012, and sets the scene for the government’s response later this autumn to the PFI consultation. For details of the projects that have closed in 2012 at the time of writing, see Article, PPP/PFI in the UK: what’s new? January – September 2012.
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Although the facts of the case in Newcastle International Airport Limited v Eversheds LLP [2012] EWHC 2648 concern the service contracts of two executive directors of the airport operator, Newcastle International Airport Limited (NIAL), and whether the firm of solicitors (Eversheds) who drafted their new service contracts was negligent (which claim was rejected by the High Court), the case reinforces some important principles of decision-making for all members of local authority committees (and not just those of local authority-controlled companies).
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On 15 August 2012, the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/2089) which were aimed at introducing greater openness in executive council meetings, see Legal update, New regulations on meetings and access to information published for local authorities operating executive arrangements, were laid before Parliament. Continue reading
PLC Public Sector reports:
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