Policy News – Page 27
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NewsMPs want smaller firms to reveal gender pay gap
The change would see more construction firms reveal pay figures
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NewsHousing secretary calls for change in fire door industry
Doors from five manufacturers have now failed tests
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NewsContractors give Carillion's Midland Met Hospital job the cold shoulder, forcing bosses to ask for public bailout
NHS Trust set to go cap in hand to government after board meeting tomorrow
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NewsGovernment figures reveal how long it takes big builders to pay their bills
Balfour Beatty and Kier top list of poor payers, while Barratt is the quickest to settle up among the top 10 housebuilders and contractors
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NewsLondon to be given exemption from new planning rules, says housing secretary
James Brokenshire has said the London Plan will be judged against the previous planning framework
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NewsMPs call for complete overhaul of government procurement in wake of Carillion collapse
The Public Accounts committee has slammed government’s approach to outsourcing
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NewsGovernment publishes revised National Planning Policy Framework
Consultation results in new rules to empower councils and hit ambitious housebuilding targets
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NewsCombustible cladding set to remain on almost three quarters of private sector homes
Over 200 buildings have no plan in place to replace problem cladding
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NewsHS2 poaches Aecom infrastructure boss
Richard Robinson was US firm's head of civil infrastructure in Europe
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NewsGovernment response to Carillion collapse runs to just over four pages
Country's second biggest contractor went bust in January owing millions
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NewsGovernment launches building regulations consultation
The consultation, which runs until October, seeks views on the proposed clarification of statutory guidance on fire safety
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NewsPeers call on industry to get its act together over off-site manufacturing
House of Lords Science Technology committee report calls for ‘strong leadership’ from the Construction Leadership Council
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NewsCombustible cladding ban should extend to existing buildings, MPs say
The housing committee said ban should also cover hospitals, hotels and student accommodation
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NewsChair picked to oversee £4bn Palace of Westminster overhaul
Liz Peace takes on parliament revamp role
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NewsIndustry must change its view of value, says procurement expert
Construction Leadership Council's Ann Bentley says value needs to be more than lowest price
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NewsCarillion finance bosses 'unlikely to admit wrongdoing'
Financial watchdog says it expects any disciplinary action against Carillion's financial directors to be contested
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NewsUK embassy in Paris set for revamp
The £8m job will have to comply with British building regulations