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Transparency worries rise over growing use of frameworks

The value of government contracts awarded to the private sector via frameworks has tripled in the past four years but is raising transparency concerns, according to procurement data provider Tussell.

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New issue of Construction Law arrives with subscribers

The latest issue of Construction Law is arriving on subscriber’s desks, and our extensive range of in depth news and analysis of key developments is also available to read now on the journal’s website.

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Evolving risks and artificial intelligence to impact on standard contracts

The biggest source of disputes relating to construction projects remains project delays, payment issues, and scope of work, according to the latest International Construction Study from CMS and YouGov.

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IPA and NIC to be scrapped by a Labour government

The Labour Party will scrap the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) if it wins the General Election, and replace them with a new body to be called the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA).

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Government wins landmark remediation legal action

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has won a landmark legal challenge against a freeholder that will force it to fix serious building safety issues in a Stevenage tower block.

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News in Brief: June 2024

The Scottish Parliament has unanimously approved legislation that gives Ministers powers to assesses and remediate buildings with unsafe cladding where consent of the owners has not been provided.

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Teesworks discussions on making public pay contamination costs ongoing, report reveals

Making the public purse liable for contamination clear up at the Teesworks former steel site has been revealed to be under discussion by the publicly owned South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) and two businessmen who own 90% of the site’s development vehicle, despite a government review having been told earlier this year that the plan had been abandoned.

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Appeal court grants judicial review challenge to Stonehenge campaigners

Anti Stonehenge road tunnel campaigners have won the right to challenge the outcome of a judicial review which said the scheme that passes near the world heritage site on the A303 could go ahead.

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Evolving risks and artificial intelligence to impact on standard contracts, says survey

The biggest source of disputes relating to construction projects remains project delays, payment issues, and scope of work, according to the latest International Construction Study from CMS and YouGov.

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Biodiversity uncertainty for projects highlighted in NAO report

Lack of resources available to local authorities may hinder implementation of the UK’s Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) plans, says a report from government’s spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO).

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