Procurement – Covid-19

Planning reforms promise to support smaller nuclear reactor building

Reforms to planning rules have been announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to clear a path for Small Modular Reactors to be built in the UK.

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New issue of Construction Law arrives with subscribers

The first issue of our print magazine of 2025 is arriving on subscriber’s desks now, continuing the popular blend of expert analysis and news on the key construction legal and procurement issues.

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Government backs Heathrow expansion

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced government support for building a third runway at Heathrow airport, saying it is part of a promise to go ‘further and faster’ to kickstart economic growth.

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North Sea projects can continue ahead of new consents, court rules

A Scottish Court of Session ruling has quashed consent for the Jackdaw gas field and the Rosebank oil field, but development work on the projects can continue while new planning permissions are sought.

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Largest ever environmental investment promised by privatised water companies

The Environment Agency says it has secured the largest commitment from water companies to clean up the environment and invest in new infrastructure since privatisation.  

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Planning reform working paper published

A working paper on proposed planning reforms has been released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government to accompany the working paper on the government’s Ten-year Infrastructure Strategy.

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Water industry ‘reset’ advisory group members announced

The Independent Water Commission has announced the nine members of the new Advisory Group that will help with its major review of the UK’s water system.

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Inadequately secured load leads to driver death and £2 million fine

Building materials supplier Travis Perkins has been fined £2 million after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches that led to inadequately secured timber falling from one of its lorries, killing the driver of a car.

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Architects call for contractors to be licensed

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has called for a licensing system for contractors to be introduced, along with an improved competence system for construction professionals.

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New hospital building programme delayed by up to ten years

Full delivery of the New Hospital Programme that aims to build or expand 40 hospitals has been delayed for at least ten years, and some might not start construction until 2039, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced.

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