The main purpose for establishing CAs is to improve the delivery of public services and other public functions across the area concerned.

With higher proportions of those under the age of 35 self-reporting as trans, it is vital to ensure that local government organisations, as both employers and as service providers, take account of trans rights as well as competing gender critical views.

Most local government industrial action has now ended following the reaching of a pay deal with teachers, however, not without a significant impact on education providers over the course of the last few months.

The existing environmental assessment regimes, which include both environmental impact assessment (EIA) for projects, and strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for plans, have been developed over more than 30 years.

In recent years, cyber bullying and online abuse have become a widespread issue, and currently there are very limited tools available to those seeking to challenge platforms which allow abusive content.

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (the Bill) has reached the Report Stage in The House of Lords and has reached amendment 146. The Bill reached its third reading in the Lords on 21 September 2023 where it was approved after 16 days in Committee.

The Building Safety Act 2022 continues to be gradually implemented, whilst further statutory instruments are yet to be introduced.

The government is now introducing regulations implementing the McCloud remedy to remove the age discrimination.

As part of the levelling-up agenda, the UK government announced the creation of eight Investment Zones in England in order to “drive business investment and level up” areas of potential outside of London.

RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) has caused significant disruption to the start of the new school year with over 100 schools having to shut this week. RAAC now poses a similar threat to Registered Providers and local authorities.

The government has opened a consultation on the draft statutory Code of Practice which sets out the steps a trade union should take to be compliant with the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act. We summarise what it means for employers.

The Cabinet Office has commenced a consultation on the secondary legislation to be implemented under the Procurement Bill. Capsticks’ procurement team summarises what it covers and what this means for public procurement in 2024 and beyond.