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Government promises developers compensation if legal challenges succeed

The UK government has agreed to compensate developers of an £8 billion gas-fired power station and carbon capture project if much of the scheme is blocked in court by an environmental campaigner, according to documents leaked to journalists.

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National Grid announces ‘unprecedented’ level of electricity investment

National Grid has published its RIIO-T3 business plan for National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) that is said to include an ‘unprecedented’ level of investment over five years from April 2026 to March 2031.

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Chancellor dampens hopes for HS2 alternative northern leg

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has poured cold water on hopes that a new railway line north of Birmingham will be built as an alternative to the cancelled leg of HS2.

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‘Landmark’ planning changes to boost housebuilding

The government has announced what it calls ‘landmark planning changes’ that give councils a target of building 370,000 new homes a year.

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Industry group refocusses on competence

The Industry Competence Steering Group (ICSG) has launched a comprehensive restructure, becoming a working group of the Industry Competence Committee (ICC) that is overseen by the Building Safety Regulator.

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HS2-Environmnent litigation costs revealed

Freedom of Information requests have revealed that the Environment Agency and HS2 have spent more than £150,000 in litigation costs in a dispute over groundworks at two HS2 sites in Warwickshire.

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Roofing contractors investigated for suspected bid rigging

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raided several construction sites and offices to gather evidence for a bid rigging investigation focussing on roofing contracts at schools.

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New issue of Construction Law arrives with subscribers

Construction Law’s last issue of the year is arriving on subscriber’s desks now, with important analysis of developments that companies all along the supply chain need to be aware of.

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Prison expansion delayed by investment shortfalls and ISG collapse, NAO report says

The prisons maintenance backlog has doubled to £1.8 billion over the last four years and the prison service estimates that it would cost £2.8 billion over the next five years to bring the prison estate into a ‘fair’ condition, says the National Audit Office (NAO).

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Grenfell report author slams companies for gaming the building safety system

Dame Judith Hackitt ,author of the post Grenfell report ‘Building a Safer Future, said companies are trying to ‘game the system’ on building safety and the industry’s product testing system is ‘rotten’.

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