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The new standards regime for local authorities comes into force on 1st July and the Government has this week laid before Parliament the regulations governing disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs). Certainty around DPIs is key, because if members don’t comply with the DPI arrangements without reasonable excuse, they will be committing a criminal offence, with penalties of fines up to £5,000 and disqualification from office for up to five years.
The DPIs are wide ranging – from employment through to interests in land (even short-term) within the authority area and contracts with the relevant authority. Members may be disconcerted to learn that disclosure is now required where DPIs relate to spouses or domestic partners. And the register is very public – it must be published on the relevant authority’s website. This requirement even applies to parish councils.
Transparency is key and the rules reflect the trend towards greater freedom of information. But will they deter public spirited citizens from getting involved in local government?
As has been widely reported this week, some 3,000 UK workers are taking part in a six month trial to assess the viability of a four-day working week without any reduction in their normal pay.
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From 6 April 2022, right to work checks on all migrant or settled prospective employees must be online and checks on British or Irish nationals will be manual (free) or digital (charged for).
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in the case of Warburton v The Chief Constable.
Over the last few years, our local authority and housing association clients have reported a significant increase in the number of claims received, usually from one of a specific group of claimant solicitors acting on behalf of tenants alleging a breach of their landlord’s repairing obligations.
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