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News in Brief – May 2024

Construction Law

Transport Scotland will use new, in-house terms and conditions for the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project, part of the much delayed £3.7 To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. billion A9 Dualling programme. See the panel to the right.

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News in Brief April 2024

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Government vetoes project bank account proposal

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The Government has blocked an attempt to amend the planned Procurement Bill to include mandatory project bank accounts for all jobs valued at over £2m. Abrahams MP said: “Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. ”

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News in Brief: January/February 2024

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News in Brief; December 2023

Construction Law

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put two ‘working papers’, on housing developer’s landbanks and on planning, out to consultation for feedback on its assessment of the use of landbanks and how new homes are delivered, and on how planning rules may be impacting competition. See the panel to the right.

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Supreme Court supports Sizewell C Development Consent Order

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Public sector project management slammed in MPs report

Construction Law

Public sector major project capabilities have been slammed by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in a report that says government departments have become over reliant on consultancies and engineering and construction companies as civil service technical and engineering skills have been neglected. See the panel to the right.