All Government policy articles – Page 7
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ڶ Beautiful chair to head up new design quango
Nicholas Boys Smith will also lead ‘expert group’ to advise government on housing design
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Lords committee flags concerns about new planning system
Worries raised over whether changes have been subject to enough scrutiny
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Around 5,000 small contractors set to benefit from CITB levy changes
Skills body proposes raising wage bill threshold to £120,000 next year
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Campaigners push ahead with permitted development rights legal challenge
Judicial review of new permitted developments rights, which came into force yesterday, launched
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Government to rethink planning formula after backbench backlash
Reports suggest review of formula being conducted just three weeks after it was launched
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Permitted development rights extension facing legal challenge
Campaign group issues “pre-action” letter warning of judicial review over controversial planning deregulation
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Construction firms claim £2.9bn of furlough payments
Industry also has most self-employment income support scheme claims
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Comment
A planning committee member on the planning reforms
Sachin Shah says the white paper has some good ideas but will neuter local democracy
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Probe into government’s Nightingales’ contracts to report later this year
National Audit Office will reveal findings this winter
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The devil will be in the detail of Jenrick’s planning reforms
The white paper begs many questions. It could take years to find the answers
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Features
Ten things you need to know about the planning white paper
Government’s planning white paper sets out to radically reform the system
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Specialists hail move as HS2 set to use project bank accounts
Scheme trialled initiative on two enabling works packages
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CLC boss wants longer visas for low-skilled workers
Andy Mitchell writes to business secretary Alok Sharma with series of demands
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CLC launches tool to help firms assess cost impact of covid-19
Tool designed to enable better cost forecasting
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Almost three quarters of cladding projects stalled by covid have restarted
Ongoing work has seen nearly half of buildings identified have ACM system removed or remediated
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Main contractor accused of ‘pocketing’ savings to cover Grenfell pricing mistake
Rydon’s bid alleged to have been £212k too low because of an ‘adding-up error’
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Construction Innovation Hub launches toolkit to improve decision-making
R D group has been backed with £72m of government money
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Construction firms claim £2.6bn of furlough payments
Industry also has most self-employment income support scheme claims
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More roles added to Home Office's skilled workers list
But CITB says firms must have access to migrant labour to plug skills gaps