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Duty of candour: openness and transparency in the provision of …

WEBThe duty was first introduced for health service bodies, (NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and Special Health Authorities) from 27 November 2014. The 2015 …

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"Voluntarily adopted": looking at ordinary residence and mental

WEBIn R (Cornwall Council) v Secretary of State for Health and Somerset County Council [2015] UKSC 46, Lord Carnwath, delivering the leading judgment, was critical of …

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The Children and Social Work Act 2017: an overview

WEBThe Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is to be abolished and a new body called Social Work England will be established. Section 37 of the CSWA 2017 …

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Health and Social Care Act 2012: quarterly digest (December 2012

WEBIn addition, more information on the scope and organisation of local authority public health services has been published (see Legal update, NHS Bodies and Local …

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The future shape of local authority commissioning

WEBThe House of Commons Health Committee: Public expenditure on health and social care, Seventh Report of Session 2013–14, published on 12 February 2014, …

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NHS health care services and the Draft Public Contracts …

WEBA previous blog has provided a useful overview of the light touch regime in the draft Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Draft Regulations) and its application to …

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Long-term sick leave: schools' hotline FAQs Public Sector Blog

WEBThe Department for Education (DfE) has emphasised that it and Ofsted will allow for genuine absences due to long-term health problems (DfE: Reducing absence …

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What exactly are the remedies for breach of the Part 4 public

WEBPart 4 does not apply to the procurement of health care services (for the purposes of the NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No.2) Regulations …

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Payment by Results Contracts: The future of commissioning

WEBThe term payment by results (PbR) can encompass a large variety of arrangements for the delivery of public services. In the NHS it means tariff-based, unit …

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Open Public Services: what it means and what has happened: a …

WEBWhile the reforms introduced under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 remain controversial, the dissolution of the PCTs and the transfer of commissioning …

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Are damages an adequate remedy for a not for profit company

WEBJudgment was handed down in Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust v NHS Swale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NHS Dartford, …

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Meeting of the Lawyers in Local Government London Adult Social …

WEBOn 16 September 2016, Thomson Reuters was very pleased to host a meeting of the Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) London Adult Social Care and …

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Is the current infant class size appeals regime unfair to a small …

WEBThat seems to offer a useful model, and it would appear that a specific and discrete amendment to paragraph 2.15 of the school admissions code would be what is …

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WEBThe market for health and social care services has changed rapidly, and is continuing to change as the population ages and the cost of residential or in-patient care …

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Framework agreements under the PCR 2015: some tricky issues …

WEBThis last requirement, which reflects similar wording in the PCR 2006, has caused concern in terms of how far a contracting authority can use different weightings, …

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Vexatious requests under FOIA: look at the request not the applicant

WEBHowever, there was a history of previous FOIA requests relating to health and safety and LPS of other projects and buildings that Devon County Council (Council) …

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Shared services – how far will you go

WEBThe in-house legal team lends itself to a shared services model – the local authority is highly unlikely to make any savings by outsourcing it. But savings can be …

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TUPE and tendering – avoiding the pitfalls Public Sector Blog

WEBThe risk of TUPE applying must be made clear to bidders at the outset of the tendering process. To the extent that it is able, the contracting authority should …

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Persistent absence or poor behaviour: what can LAs do

WEBA: A pupil is currently considered to be “persistently absent” from school if they do not attend at least 15% of lessons without a good reason such as a long-term …

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Is devolution heading in the right direction

WEBA heavy emphasis is being placed on health care and social care in both areas, but Cornwall have announced further plans. They will be given control over the …

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The NDPB Lawyers' Group: an opportunity to share knowledge and

WEBThe NDPB Lawyers’ Group first met in May 2010. Its aims are to enable in-house lawyers working within NDPBs to: Develop networks. Share information and …

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The Prevent duty: local authority implications

WEBSection 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Act) places a duty on specified authorities to have due regard to the need to prevent people from …

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