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In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects Hydrogen, CCUS and emerging technologies Energy disputes Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy LexTalk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Energy resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing DESNZ confirms enduring governance for Smart Secure Electricity Systems DESNZ has issued its response to the 2025 consultation on enduring governance for the Smart Secure Electricity Systems (SSES) Programme, confirming that Elexon, through the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC), will establish new Technical and Security Governance Groups to guide the technical and security frameworks that enable consumer-led flexibility. Using powers in section 245 of the Energy Act 2023, the government will amend the BSC so Elexon can run these groups as BSC Panel sub-committees and...

In this issue: Autumn Budget 2024 Social care Social housing Education Governance Children’s social care Healthcare Pensions Planning LexTalk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q&A Autumn Budget 2024 Welsh Government responds to Autumn Budget 2024 The Welsh Government has issued a written statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Welsh Language, Mark Drakeford, addressing the Autumn Budget 2024. Wales will receive an extra £774m. Drakeford characterises the Budget as a positive boost for Wales, supporting citizens, communities, local enterprises and public services across the country nationwide. See: LNB News 31/10/2024 33. Social care When is a private care provider exercising a public function for the purposes of section 6 Human Rights Act 1998? (Sammut v Next Steps Mental Healthcare Ltd) Because the provider did not validly obtain authorisation for depriving a patient of liberty in its...

In this issue: Public procurement Children's social care Social care Planning Healthcare Education Governance Local government finance Social housing Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q&A Public procurement Procurement Act 2023 coming into force postponed until February 2025 Parliament has published a written ministerial statement from Georgia Gould, Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office, proposing a brief deferral to the start date of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023), previously expected to begin in October 2024. She confirmed the government will lay regulations to move commencement to 24 February 2025. She observed the former administration’s National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) fell short of realising the full potential of public procurement, and a fresh NPPS is being drafted to articulate the new Labour government’s priorities. The extra time is intended to support a more seamless transition into the new framework. Ministers in the Welsh Government and the Northern...

This How-to guide helps organisations to shape a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy and to draft and put a CSR policy into practice. It outlines key points to consider and signposts useful tools. This Practice Note covers: what CSR is considering how CSR can help developing a business case for CSR key staff members formulating the organisation's approach to CSR formulating the organisation's CSR policy CSR policy precedent implementing CSR reviewing the CSR policy For information on regulatory requirements relevant to CSR, see Practice Note: Corporate social responsibility (CSR)—regulatory requirements. What is CSR? CSR is a self-regulating approach through which an organisation oversees the effects it has on economic, social and environmental aspects of society. It is commonly understood as a commitment to go beyond profit alone, to operate responsibly, and to embed economic, social and environmental considerations into culture and decision-making, thereby fostering better internal practices and contributing to improvements in the wider...

This archived Practice Note summarised a wide range of corporate governance reforms announced or brought into force during 2017–2019, such as the Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018, the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code, the Wates Corporate Governance Principles, the 2018 revisions made to the AIM Rules and to the QCA Code, the BEIS consultation on insolvency and corporate governance, and the Kingman review. It has not been refreshed since 2019. Background In November 2016, the government, acting through the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), published a Green Paper on corporate governance reform (Green Paper). The Green Paper sought views on areas where changes to the UK’s corporate governance framework were being considered: executive pay enhancing the voice of employees, customers and wider stakeholders extending elements of the corporate governance regime to large private companies The government invited comments and submissions on the Green Paper by 17 February 2017. Following the consultation, in August 2017 the government issued...

Planning responsibilities across the Greater London area are discharged by the following: the Mayor of London (the Mayor) the 32 London Boroughs the City of London Corporation two Mayoral Development Corporations for specific areas The government has issued guidance on the legislation and scrutiny of Mayoral Development Corporations operating within combined authorities and within combined county authorities. Powers under the Greater London Authority Act 1999 The Greater London Authority Act 1999 (GLAA 1999) established a Greater London Assembly for the Greater London Area, with the objective of promoting economic and social development in Greater London and improving the environment across the area. The GLAA 1999 further provides for a directly elected Mayor, empowered to undertake any of the authority’s important functions on its behalf, and who holds responsibility for strategic governance in London. The planning functions are set out in GLAA 1999, Pt VIII, as well as in subordinate legislation. These functions relate to: strategic planning...