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Industry’s poor attitudes to health and safety revealed in report

Construction workers are seen as having the worst attitudes towards workplace health and safety by 37% of health and safety professionals, according to research from occupational health and safety trainer RRC International, who say the official statistics hugely understate the real scale of the problems.

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NAO report criticises lack of transparency over industry support decisions

Weaknesses in how the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) supports UK industries must be addressed if government is to maximise the impact of its forthcoming Industrial Strategy and achieve its priority mission of growing the economy, says the National Audit Office (NAO) in a new report.

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New Bill to transform infrastructure delivery

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received a cautiously warm welcome to its proposals designed to speed up planning and reduce obstacles to delivering infrastructure.

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Merseyside Police charge 12 with alleged construction contract bribery offences

Former Liverpool politicians and construction suppliers to the City Council have been charged with bribery and misconduct relating to construction contracts.

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Housebuilding targets questioned at Select Committee hearing

Government hopes to build 1.5 million houses by the end of the parliament in 2029 came under harsh scrutiny at a parliamentary select committee session, with planning, skills shortages and funding all being raised as obstacles by witnesses.

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Network Rail fined £7.1million for fatal health and safety breaches

Network Rail has been fined a total of over £7 million in the past few weeks for health and safety breaches that led to the death of three track workers in two separate incidents.

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High Speed Rail Group says cost efficient HS2 can be delivered

The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has made a submission to the HM Treasury Spending Review consultation identifying what it says is a cost efficient and deliverable path forward for HS2.

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New issue of Construction Law arrives with subscribers

This month’s issue of Construction Law is arriving on subscriber’s desks now, keeping them up to date with a fast changing law and procurement scene with news and analysis from leading experts.

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More cladding related professional indemnity policy claims expected

More professional indemnity (PI) policy claims due to cladding related disputes are to be expected despite a fall in the overall number of claims, says CMS in a market review, Claims and consequences: Professional Indemnity in the UK.

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PFI handback condition disputes rising

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