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Biggest ever water investment planned

Water companies in England and Wales have submitted plans for what is said to be the largest ever investment in the sector to the regulator Ofwat.

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Whistleblowers allege Parliament was misled over HS2 costs

HS2 has become embroiled in allegations by whistleblowers that the company deliberately covered up its escalating costs to prevent government from cancelling the project.

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Carillion test case dropped

The government has dropped legal action against five former Carillion non executive directors hours before what was being seen as a test case was due to start.

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News in Brief: November 2023

Newham Borough Council has successfully prosecuted a building owner for failing to remove flammable cladding from a residential building despite having been served an improvement notice in 2020.

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New Energy regime to unlock £100 billion of private investment

The biggest piece of energy legislation in the UK’s history has passed into law following Royal Assent on 26 October.

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Lack of formal maintenance leads to £260,000 fine for worker injury

London waste and recycling company Cappagh Public Works Limited has been fined £260,000 after a worker sustained severe crush injuries during maintenance work.

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Health and safety breaches cost three companies £600,000 in fines and costs

Three companies have been fined a total of £420,000 and ordered to pay £184,000 costs after a slate tile fell five metres from a roof and fractured the skull of a three-year-old girl.

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New law in force to speed up planning decisions

New laws came into force this week (26 October) that government says will speed up the planning system, hold developers to account, cut bureaucracy, and encourage more councils to put in place plans to enable the building of new homes.

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High Court dismisses football club objections to regeneration scheme

The High Court has dismissed Tottenham Hotspur’s objections to the £2 billion High Road West mixed-use scheme adjacent to the football club’s stadium in North London.

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Civil service unable to assess project performance, report says

A report into public sector procurement from independent think-tank Reform says that senior civil servants are unable to track the performance of critical projects properly. 

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