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News in brief: July 2014

A Swansea installation firm and a Cardiff maintenance company have been sentenced for serious safety failings after a five-year-old girl, Karolina Golabek, was crushed to death by an electric gate.

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TCC court guide revised

A new revision to the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) guide has been published by the Ministry of Justice, the third revision to the second edition.

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Infrastructure Conditions revised

The ICC Development Forum has issued an updated version of the Infrastructure Conditions of Contract (ICC) main contract for consultation.

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Scottish government pushes arbitration centre

Disputes over new Scottish Government contracts are to be referred to the Scottish Arbitration Centre (SAC), ministers have announced.

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News in brief: June 2014

The Health and Safety Executive Construction Division’s Plan of Work for 2014–15 says occupational disease and ill health will be key priorities.

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Early launch for Planning Court

Launch of the Ministry of Justice’s specialist Planning Court has been brought forward to 6 April, several months ahead of its originally intended launch date.

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Prompt payment charter due

Major contractors and government clients are to pledge to pay all suppliers within 30 days under a new ‘prompt payment charter’ that was due to be published by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) as CL went to press.

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CDM consultation under way

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has started a ten-week consultation exercise on proposals to replace the Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations 2007, SI 2007/320 that imply a shift in responsibility towards design professionals.

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News in brief: May 2014

The Public Accounts Committee says in a report that details of construction contracts with public sector bodies should be freely available under Freedom of Information legislation.

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Call for end to ‘over zealous’ use of EU rules

The Communities and Local Government Select Committee has rejected calls for centralising procurement for the annual £45,000 million that councils spend on goods and services in a report.

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