Given the Olympic pledge to inspire a generation of young people to take part in physical activity, the government now finds itself in the position of having to defend changes that were made on the eve of the Olympics, which could potentially reduce the amount of outdoor space available to school pupils. These changes, which are contained in School Premises (England) Regulations 2012, were the subject of a consultation in November 2011. Continue reading
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The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a report on the financial and non-financial benefits of local authority shared services. The report applauds the achievements of local authorities in delivering savings through sharing services, noting that the sector is outperforming central government in this area. However, the LGA is keen to highlight that shared services alone cannot be relied on to plug the drop in funding that local authorities now receive from central government.
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08/08/2012
PQQs and financial appraisal
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On 10 February 2012, in its action note (01/12) on the use of pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs), the Cabinet Office highlighted that half of all complaints made to its mystery shopper scheme (which had then been in place for a year) related to the use of PQQs. Details of the complaints processed from February-June 2012 have also now been published and, again, problems with PQQs top the list of most complained about aspects of public procurement processes.
Therefore, it seems an appropriate time to look back at the guidance published by the government in April 2008 on supplier financial appraisal.
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01/08/2012
Public procurement case digest (July 2012)
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Our public procurement case law digest for July 2012 features a public sector claimant being no more successful than one in the private sector in keeping a suspension of a contract award decision in force and the latest case law on the relationship between claims brought under the regulations and judicial review.
Please feel free to submit a comment below or contact us at: feedback@practicallaw.com if you have any views on the cases covered or think that we have missed a case that should be brought to the attention of public procurement practitioners.
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25/07/2012
Improving public procurement in Wales
In February 2012, the Minister for Finance and Leader of the House appointed John McClelland CBE to conduct a review into how the Welsh Government’s (WG) public procurement policy could be strengthened to maximise the impact of procurement in Wales. His remit was extensive, looking as it did at the operating model and resources in place, whether central resources were being effectively deployed and whether public sector procurement in Wales delivered value for money and was having an optimal impact on its economic growth.
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