Procurement – Covid-19

Construction client given prison sentence after death on site

A construction client has been given a suspended prison sentence after a worker was found dead on a London building site.

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Scotland’s planning system ‘key to realising data centre investment’

Analysis from planning and development consultant Lichfields, highlights how Scotland’s planning system could play a bigger role in attracting data centre investment to the country.

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Radical Shift in approach to infrastructure delivery needed

MPs warn that systemic failures in major infrastructure project delivery could derail the Government’s infrastructure ambitions in a report.

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Construction pipeline starting to crack, says economists’ analysis

Britain’s £530 billion construction and infrastructure pipeline is ‘starting to crack’, with skills shortages, falling investment and delivery delays threatening to derail government growth plans, says a report by Oxford Economics (OE) for the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA).

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No plans for further rail electrification, says Transport Minister

The government does not plan to electrify any more of the UK’s railway lines but will focus investment instead on projects such as HS2, according to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

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Insolvency threatens Gateway 2 backlog clearance

Building control firm Assent Building Compliance has ceased trading and is entering insolvency, creating huge uncertainty for projects across the building market, and risking further delays to the Gateway 2 backlog. Some projects identified as high risk could have to start their approval process again, it is feared.

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Construction Law latest print issue published

Our latest Construction Law print edition is landing on subscriber’s desks now, with our popular blend of analysis from leading industry legal experts and news of developments affecting law and procurement strategies.

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Privately financed major transport projects not expected for several years

The National Audit Office annual overview of the Department for Transport confirms that it is considering private finance for some major projects but does not expect it to be available for several years.

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Transformative Railways Bill to go ahead, government consultation response confirms

The government has confirmed that its proposed Railways Bill will go ahead as originally planned in its response to the consultation on its plans.

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Lead environmental regulator agreed at major marine project

Falmouth Dock redevelopment project has joined the Lower Thames Crossing as a major UK infrastructure project that will benefit from the recently introduced lead environmental regulator scheme, part of the government’s drive to streamline the planning process.

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