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Or maybe silver. The Cabinet Office is claiming victory on a number of points that they have been negotiating (and continue to) with the EU regarding the new procurement directive.
Proposed “national oversight bodies” will no longer come into being and there will not be a mandatory division of contracts into lots in order to encourage SME participation. The Cabinet Office has also been pushing for greater access to the competitive procedure with negotiation, slightly ironic considering the current clampdown on use of the competitive dialogue process and requirement for central government contracts to be procured within 120 days, and it claims that these requests have been acted upon.
One area in which they haven’t been successful is the retention of the Part A/Part B split with this being a key issue for Europe. Though there will be a “lighter touch” regime for some services.
We wait to see what the next round of dialogue and the final directive brings.
The new regime introduced by the Act will take shape over the next 18 months, but those who design, build or manage high rise buildings are being urged to get ready for the changes to be introduced through the act.
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In March the government proposed a number of changes to the Building Safety Bill. The new amendments propose additional protection for leaseholders to prevent them from being charged for cladding work if they own up to three properties.
The HSE has announced a campaign targeting health and safety in the construction industry in Birmingham. The Campaign is in response to a significant increase in development across the city, partly as a result of preparations for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The Tribunal considered whether a care home worker was unfairly dismissed following her refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19. It is important to note the Claimant’s dismissal pre-dated the compulsory vaccination regulations in force from November 2021.
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