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Golden Thread Data: Sharing The Findings of Our Inside Housing Survey

22 October 2026

The golden thread has its origins in Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, commissioned after the Grenfell Tower fire. In her report, Building a Safer Future (May 2018) (the “Report”), Dame Hackitt raised that “there is a need for a radical rethink of the whole system and how it works”[1]…

Local Government Trainees Join Sharpe Pritchard’s New LG Placement Programme

22 October 2026

Sharpe Pritchard is delighted to welcome Shreevana Gurung (London Borough of Croydon), Burhan Uddin (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) and Hadiza Mohammed (London Borough of Camden) as the first cohort of our new LG Placement Programme, advertised to member authorities of the London Boroughs Legal Alliance (LBLA). During the week, the trainees will, through this... Read more

Consultation Reimagined: What Do the Government’s Reforms Actually Mean?

20 October 2026

The Government has recently announced its plans to reduce the circumstances in which public bodies will need to carry out formal consultations, describing the current “consultation culture” as a source of “dither and delay”. This is part of a wider suite of reforms aimed at simplifying government and enhancing the accountability of ministers. Oliver Dickie,... Read more

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Local Government Trainees Join Sharpe Pritchard’s New LG Placement Programme

Consultation Reimagined: What Do the Government’s Reforms Actually Mean?

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