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Major projects planning to be reviewed

Government has ordered a review of the Development Consent Order (DCO) process for major infrastructure, revealing that it has slowed considerably in recent years. The timespan for granting DCOs has increased by 65% between 2012 and 2021 and offshore wind projects are taking up to four years to get through the DCO process.

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Latest issue of Construction Law published

The latest issue of Construction Law will be arriving on subscribers desks around now, with the usual blend of news and analysis on the most significant legal and procurement developments along with our regular features like Reports from the courts from Beale & Company Solicitors and our Legislative State of Play Table.

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Failing projects should be referred to NAO, says Lords committee

The House of Lords Built Environment Select Committee has advised government that the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) should be given the power to refer projects with persistently poor ratings to the National Audit Office (NAO) for review.

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Bid riggers left in fines limbo

Demolition companies found guilty of bid rigging offences have been left in limbo as the date for revealing the fines they will have to pay has been put off again.

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Transport Scotland contracts to be redrafted following bid process failure

A new procurement competition is to be held for the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness following only a single bid being attracted for the Tomatin to Moy section.

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Compulsory purchase laws to be reviewed

The Law Commission of England and Wales has announced a review of Compulsory Purchase laws to ensure they are fit to deliver land held to be essential to the implementation of large scale infrastructure projects.

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Lords demand criteria for how infrastructure projects are selected

The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has published a letter to the Government under its inquiry into infrastructure policymaking and implementation in central government demanding that the criteria used to select which projects to fund should be made known.

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Value of UK Investment Bank questioned by MPs

The independence, strength and value of the first £1bn of deals made by the UK Investment Bank (UKIB) has been questioned by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of MPs.

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Prison sentence for safety breaches

A company director was given a prison sentence and two companies were fined a total of £379,818.58 including costs for safety breaches that resulted in the death of a worker when panes of glass fell onto him.

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£146k fine for contractor after joiner crushed to death

A Worcestershire contractor, now in liquidation, has been fined £146k with costs of £4,621.90 after a joiner was crushed and killed by a 20-tonne excavator.

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