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Article Leisure agency models explained

Leisure agency models explained

What leisure agency model is the most efficient? Local authorities that run their own leisure facilities have, since March 2023, had some…

Article Business interruption insurance claims: important victory for leisure businesses

Business interruption insurance claims: important victory for leisure businesses

The Court of Appeal has ruled that commercial insurance policies containing cover for notifiable disease outbreaks ‘at the premises’ should pay out…

Article Charity Commission urges Local Authorities to comply with their charity trustee duties

Charity Commission urges Local Authorities to comply with their charity trustee duties

The Charity Commission has issued a regulatory alert following several cases where local authorities breached their duties as charity trustees.

Article Contract management under the Procurement Act 2023

Contract management under the Procurement Act 2023

Much of the coverage of the changes being brought in by the Procurement Act 2023 focuses on the competitive tendering procedures which…

Article Is it lawful to exclude a non-compliant bid from a tender process?

Is it lawful to exclude a non-compliant bid from a tender process?

Can you exclude a non-compliant bid from a tender process? We look at a recent case that examined the lawfulness of rejecting a…

Article What is the Procurement Act 2023?

What is the Procurement Act 2023?

The road to the Procurement Act 2023 was certainly long and winding and whilst the Procurement Bill received the long-awaited Royal Assent…