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In this issue: Governance Planning Social housing Children’s social care Social care Healthcare Education Environmental law and climate change Local government finance Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Governance Equality Act 2010 provisions refer to biological sex, regardless of gender recognition certificate (For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers) The Supreme Court ruled that, within the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), the words ‘man’, ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ denote biological sex. Treating the relevant provisions as embracing ‘certificated sex’ by virtue of a gender recognition certificate (GRC) would render them incoherent and unworkable, and thus cannot be done. For sex discrimination claims, an individual has the protected characteristic of biological sex only. The relevant parts of the EqA 2010 fall within section 9(3) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA 2004), and so displace the section 9(1) rule that a person with a GRC is, for all purposes, of the acquired...

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This practice note addresses the 2nd Edition of the Burgundy Book, released in 2013, with particular emphasis on its role as a target cost form. In line with all IChemE agreements, the Burgundy Book contains thorough requirements for testing at completion and for commissioning, making it especially well suited to process engineering sectors such as nuclear, water, petrochemicals, and food. The suite adopts an almost entirely uniform structure across clauses, presentation and schedules. Departure from the standard drafting occurs only where needed to set out the mechanism delivering the risk/reward regime—in this instance, remuneration on a target cost footing. See also Practice Notes: IChemE Conditions 5th Edition—‘Red Book’ and IChemE Conditions ‘Green Book’ 4th Edition. Nature of Target Cost Contracts Target cost denotes that the contractor receives payment of the ‘actual cost’ it incurs (as defined), akin to a reimbursable arrangement but constrained by an agreed target cost. Where the actual cost surpasses the target, any additional sum payable to the contractor is reduced—often to nil. If the...

Issue Details Name: 1986 Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Convention on Assistance) Parties: 131 (including 4 non–State parties, 57 signatories) Place: Vienna Adopted: 26 September 1986 Entry into force: 26 February 1987 Subject: International assistance and support in the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency What is the purpose of the Convention on Assistance? To allow rapid assistance and encourage international co‑operation when confronted with a nuclear or radiological emergency. The Convention is based on the International Atomic Energy Agency guidelines titled Guidelines for Mutual Emergency Assistance Arrangements in Connection with a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (1984). It sets a framework through which help can be requested and provided. What are the key elements of the Convention on Assistance? Key articles Article 2: A State Party may request assistance either: directly from another State Party; or through the IAEA. ...

Nuclear energy in the EU As at September 2023, 12 of the 27 EU Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) operate nuclear power stations on their soil, while Germany shut its last reactors in April 2023. Nuclear power usage fell by 16.7% between 2021 and 2022, yet it still supplied over a fifth (21.8%) of the EU’s total electricity generation in 2022. Nuclear safety is treated as a priority at EU level, due to the potential for cross-border consequences should a nuclear accident occur. This Practice Note introduces the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (the Euratom Treaty), which provides the foundation for EU-wide nuclear rules and standards, and sets out principal EU legislation pertinent to the nuclear industry. It addresses rules on nuclear safeguards, installation safety and licensing, protection of human health and the environment from radiation, impact assessments for proposed nuclear installations, the management of radioactive waste, and the decommissioning of sites. Euratom Treaty The...

Date: [ insert date ] Introduction In the UK, the framework addressing money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing is partly set out in the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017), SI 2017/692, as amended. These require updates to our existing anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF) and counter-proliferation financing policy, controls and procedures. Money laundering refers to concealing the genuine source and ownership of criminal proceeds so those funds appear legitimate. Terrorist financing means raising or supplying funds, whether from lawful or unlawful sources, to be used to commit a terrorist act. Proliferation financing involves providing funds or financial services for, in whole or in part, the manufacture, acquisition, development, export, transhipment, brokering, transport, transfer, or stockpiling of, or otherwise linked to the possession or use of, chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) weapons; this also covers financing connected to the delivery systems for such weapons and other CBRN-related goods and technology,...