All Government policy articles – Page 23
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NewsLabour MP's late payments bill to hit parliament next week
Debbie Abrahams is proposing project bank accounts be a requirement on all public sector jobs
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NewsBarratt and Kier among eight firms trialling Hackitt recommendations
Pair joined by Wates, Willmott Dixon and L Q in initiative
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NewsGovernment's nuclear plans in tatters after reports say Welsh plant may be axed
Hitachi to decided next week on Anglesey nuclear development
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News...as Home Office announces ‘exceptional talent’ visas for architects
RIBA welcomes breakthrough in its Brexit lobbying to protect profession
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NewsCrossrail costs balloon as new boss admits he has no idea when it will finish
Railway will need another £2bn to complete as chief exec says ‘there is still a huge amount to do’
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NewsGovernment urged to reform apprenticeship levy as starts slump by a quarter
Federation of Master Builders boss blames apprenticeship levy for decline
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NewsFoster's controversial Australian Apple store delayed by a year
The store is now due to open its doors in 2021
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NewsMPs call for mandated 30-day payment terms
Report also suggested retentions should be replaced with independently managed project accounts
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NewsTerry Morgan officially out as former Atkins chair takes HS2 top job
Rumours first surfaced last week that engineer's days in charge of HS2 and Crossrail were numbered
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NewsTerry Morgan expects Crossrail overrun to cost him HS2 job
Morgan said he had not yet been formally told he would lose his position at both Crossrail and HS2
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NewsHomes England sets up Oxford-Cambridge arc team
Agency is working with other public sector groups to push on with scheme
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NewsGovernment confirms new construction innovation centre
The centre will be delivered by the Manufacturing Technology Centre, BRE and Cambridge University’s Centre for Digital Built Britain
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NewsLate payers could be banned from public contracts
Oliver Dowden confirms new prompt payment measures
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NewsCladding ban details suggests CLT will be outlawed
Government has ruled out the use of any material that does not have one of the top combustiblity ratings in buildings over 18m
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NewsLocal authorities can remove combustible cladding on private towers as ban comes into effect
Local authorities will have to recover costs from the building's owner
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NewsContractor margins should be set at 5% on public sector jobs, says Scape boss
Mark Robinson says mandating margins would benefit both clients and contractors
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NewsNext major framework set to be worth more than £7bn, says Scape boss
Scape chief executive Mark Robinson has told Building Live the next major works programme will be worth more than the existing one
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NewsHousing associations promise to work with London councils to get homes built
The G15 is pledging to build homes for councils and work in not-for-profit partnerships
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NewsKhan blamed for TfL's budget issues as it struggles to fund Crossrail completion
Transport minister Andrew Jones says it is "becoming clearer how the mayor’s policies are causing long-term problems with TfL’s finances"
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NewsGovernment reveals £600bn infrastructure pipeline
It has also announced a call for evidence to increase the use of modern methods of construction