Equality Act to get EU upgrade
6 December 2023
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30 November 2023
Summary The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that courts have the power to grant injunctions against “newcomers”, that is, persons who at the time of the grant of the injunction are unknown and are unidentifiable, and who have not yet performed, or even threatened to preform, the acts which the injunction prohibits. The injunction may…
Read more22 November 2023
To redact or not redact, that is the question. R (IAB & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2023] EWHC 2930 (Admin) In R (oao IAB & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2023] EWHC 2930 (Admin) (“IAB”), Mr Justice Swift reconfirmed the approach –…
Read more14 November 2023
Under the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, which received Royal Assent on 20 July 2023, the Secretary of State has the power to set Minimum Service Levels (MSLs) for “relevant services” in the fields of health, transport, education, fire and rescue, border control, and nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management services. We previously wrote…
Read more10 November 2023
All employers will need to urgently update their recruitment policies! New Changes It has long been a question on job application forms for prospective employees and workers to declare any un-spent convictions that they have at the time of applying. However, as of 28 October 2023 the timeframe for a custodial sentence being classed as…
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On 21 October 2023 the government published its long awaited response to the Consultation on implementation of mandatory electronic waste tracking. In essence the response confirms the government’s policy paper published in April 2022 and adds that mandatory tracking will come into force by April 2025 with voluntary access to the electronic tracking system in…
Read more8 November 2023
The Procurement Bill was given Royal Assent on 26th October. Whilst the majority of the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (the ‘Act’) are not yet in force, with Cabinet Office suggesting a ‘go-live’ date for the new regime of October 2024, it is important for those involved in public procurement to start becoming acquainted…
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The Procurement Bill was given Royal Assent on 26th October. Whilst the majority of the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 (the ‘Act’) are not yet in force, with Cabinet Office suggesting a ‘go-live’ date for the new regime of October 2024, it is important for those involved in public procurement to start becoming acquainted…
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