Policy News – Page 54
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NewsHundreds arrested in illegal working crackdown
“Operation Magnify” results in more than 250 arrests
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NewsSkills shortage threatens housing and infrastructure
RICS survey reveals that the skills shortage could derail government’s plans
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NewsCameron’s estate regeneration plan is ‘unrealistic’ say experts
Housing experts say £140m pledged for plans to regenerate 100 of the UK’s most deprived estates is not enough
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NewsDilley: Flood review not affected by resignation
Former Environment Agency chair tells Building that review will be unchanged by his departure
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NewsRow erupts over Boris Johnson's decision to call in Norton Folgate
Heritage group challenges mayor after intervention on Spitalfields redevelopment
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NewsCameron pledges to knock down sink estates
Government drafts in Lord Heseltine to transform or replace 100 of the worst estates
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NewsHMRC nets £154m from construction crackdown
Industry continues to be a main target of HMRC tax investigations
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NewsFeed-in tariff cut plans could risk half of solar sector jobs
Impact assessment warns up to 18,700 jobs could be lost as a result of proposed 64% cuts
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NewsThird of major government projects "in doubt"
National Audit Office says government doesn’t know if performance improving
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NewsExclusive: Environment Agency chief on flood spend review
Chair Philip Dilley tells Building flood could herald a “completely new experience” and that investment will be re-examined
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NewsEnvironment Agency head calls for focus on resilience
Philip Dilley echoes comments of EA deputy chief executive and calls for “complete rethink” on flood resilience
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NewsHousebuilders wary of direct commissioning plan
Industry gives cautious welcome to plans to sell publicly-owned sites with planning permission to SME builders
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NewsHousing associations and architects pepper New Year's honours list
New Year’s honours list sees architects and housing association heads awarded OBE’s
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NewsGovernment to directly commission new homes
Scheme to be rolled out to five sites with £1.2bn Starter Homes Fund also announced
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NewsRICS: Rural estates key to thousands of affordable homes
RICS’ Rural Policy Paper proposes large rural estates be encouraged to release land for affordable housing
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NewsConstruction and trade apprenticeships in decline
Analysis by Direct Line for Business shows a drop in the uptake of construction and trade apprenticeships
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News£40m of emergency funding pledged to repair flood-hit transport links
Government provides £40m of emergency funding to restore flood damaged transport links in Cumbria and Lancashire
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NewsUp to 19,000 jobs on the line from FITs cut
Government impact assessment reveals potential full impact of the subsidy cut