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In this issue: Planning Judicial Review Social housing Education Children’s social care Social care Healthcare Licensing LexTalk®Local Government: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Latest Q&A Planning Updated National Planning Policy Framework published After completing its consultation, the government has released the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Toni Weston, a partner at Gowling WLG, offers commentary on the amendments. See News Analysis: Updated National Planning Policy Framework published. Appeal against refusal of permission for JR of order giving consent for construction of nuclear power station dismissed (R (on the application of Together Against Sizewell C Ltd) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and another company) In the Court of Appeal (Civil Division), in R (on the application of Together Against Sizewell C Ltd) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and another company, the court...

What is the ? The , or TSC, forms part of the NEC3 and NEC4 suites of contracts (see Practice Note: NEC contracts—introduction). It is intended to appoint a contractor for a defined period to manage and deliver a service—this may include construction activities, but it is equally applicable to other service provision Maintaining highways within a specified area Providing security personnel for a site Maintaining a nuclear power station Delivering ambulance services for a group of hospitals These examples, drawn from the NEC Guidance Notes, show that it covers both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ facilities management services (see Practice Note: What is Facilities Management Contracting?). As with other NEC forms, it can be adopted in both the public and private sectors and is suitable for services of any value It is not intended to operate like the NEC3/NEC4 Framework Contract, under which there is no guarantee of work. Instead, the Contractor undertakes work on a continuous basis as set...

The Planning case tracker is a compilation of key judgments from 2023 relevant to planning lawyers, presented in reverse chronological order. See also: Planning case tracker—2021 and Planning case tracker—2022. December 2023 20 December 2023 — R (on the application of Together Against Sizewell C Ltd) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero [2023] EWCA Civ 1517 Development consent orders: The Court of Appeal succinctly examined two recurring questions arising in appropriate assessment under the Habitats Regulations. The first concerned whether infrastructure for a utilities connection, essential to a development’s operation, could lawfully be treated as a separate project. The court held this was fact-specific and a matter for the decision maker’s judgment, and it upheld the Secretary of State’s view that the provision of potable water did not form part of the nuclear power station project for the purposes of appropriate assessment. The second issue was whether the Secretary of State ought to have undertaken a cumulative...

This Practice Note outlines counter-proliferation financing (CPF). It highlights regulatory duties and explores the risks linked to proliferation financing. It is directed at businesses within scope of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017), SI 2017/692—see Practice Note: Money Laundering Regulations 2017—scope and application, and for law firms Money Laundering Regulations 2017—scope and application—law firms. Organisations subject to the MLR 2017 must evaluate proliferation financing risks and establish policies, controls and procedures to manage and reduce those risks. What is proliferation financing? Proliferation financing is the provision of funds or financial services used, in whole or in part, for any of the following in relation to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) weapons, in breach of a relevant financial sanctions obligation: manufacture acquisition development export trans-shipment brokering transport transfer stockpiling possession or use It also covers financing connected to the means of delivery...