All Government policy articles – Page 7
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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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Comment
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
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Features
The dust has settled on the chancellor’s latest rescue package, so is the industry happy?
The government deems construction crucial to getting the country back on its feet but worries remain, writes Tom Lowe