More lessons learned from the Local Government PFI Investment Programme
16 July 2024
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9 July 2024
Rob Hann, (Head of Local Government at Sharpe Pritchard) looks back at the local government PFI investment programme rolled out between 1997 and 2010 under the successive Blair/Brown led Labour administrations and explores whether there are lessons to be learned for any new local government investment programme as Sir Keir Starmer’s led Labour Government takes…
Read more5 July 2024
With the rules on Flexible Working having changed on 6 April 2024, the remote vs office-based working debate, which has been the subject of several workplace disputes and tribunal claims since the Covid-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating. It is therefore important that employers are familiar with the changes that have come into force…
Read more4 July 2024
It is almost inevitable that large scale developments will be spatially phased in their build out. Flexibility to accommodate a degree of change is needed to enable larger schemes to proceed in a timely manner. A “drop in” permission, making changes to one part of the larger original development site, is one of the tools…
Read more21 May 2024
The Local Government Association (the “LGA”) has created the Transformation Capability Framework (the “Framework”) designed to provide guidance and resources to support and assist local authorities with achieving their transformation goals through transformation projects and programmes. The framework aims to enable local authorities to achieve their intended outcomes and to identify and address the capabilities…
Read more3 May 2024
Sharpe Pritchard is delighted to announce that, Head of Infrastructure, Nicola Sumner, and Head of Strategic Projects and Innovation, Roseanne Serrelli, have jointly received the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2024 Partnership Awards—the “most prestigious recognition of excellence” in the public-private partnership (PPP) sector. This is in recognition of their joint infrastructure practice at Sharpe…
Read more1 May 2024
In this blog series, we will explore the different types of power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) available for local authorities to consider when procuring (or indeed generating) electricity. This week, we provide a bitesize snapshot of the benefits of ‘private wire’ PPAs, as well as the legal treatment of such arrangements and heads of terms that…
Read more15 April 2024
A number of significant changes to the planning enforcement regime will come into effect from 25th April 2024. Perhaps the most notable of these is a change to the time period in which Local Planning Authorities can take enforcement action against unauthorised development. Some of these changes are explored in this article. The changes are…
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