Policy News – Page 88
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NewsConstruction output lowest for 15 years
Latest ONS figures show output falling 2.4% in the first quarter of 2013
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NewsScottish government enlists unions in anti-blacklisting drive
Scottish minister announces Unite, Unison, and the GMB have been asked to work on procurement guidance
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NewsIndustry hails Queen’s promise of HS2 legislation
Commentators call for further transport infrastructure improvements ahead of HS2s completion in 2032
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NewsEFA to procure body to raise finance for new schools
BFE latest: Private finance ‘aggregator’ to be set up to fund £1.75bn PF2 school programme
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NewsBarratt picked for 600 home revamp of Catford Dogs
London mayor signs deal with housebuilder for mixed-use redevelopment
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NewsCoalition 'passing more planning regs than Labour'
Government also increasing the burden of planning costs on sector, study finds
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NewsBlacklist protests target Holyrood
Workers gather outside Scottish parliament to demand action from government on blacklisting in the construction industry
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NewsInfrastructure plan 'just a long list of expensive projects'
Public Accounts Committee says government’s national infrastructure plan lacks clear priorities and a strategic vision
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NewsEight-month delay to £600m government framework
Exclusive: Firms face uncertainty as retendering for one of the largest public sector frameworks for consultants delayed
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NewsLabour to look at blacklisting policy measures
MP in charge of party’s policy review voices ‘profound concerns’ about construction industry scandal
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NewsGovernment cracks down on ‘meritless’ judicial reviews
Series of measures proposed to counter rise in legal challenges
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NewsNew boss to sharpen HCA's private finance expertise
Andy Rose says previous experience of working in both private and public sector will benefit the housing and regeneration delivery agency
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NewsMPs call for evidence of current blacklisting
Scottish Affairs committee calls for further submissions following its damning report
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NewsConstruction firms in Gulf trade delegation
Bosses from Arup, Berkeley Homes and architect Gensler join London mayor Boris Johnson in effort to drum up business in the UAE
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NewsRIBA urges government to boost home standards
Survey finds four fifths of people would support minimum space standards
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NewsNew NEC3 contracts include fair payment provisions
New suite of government-endorsed NEC3 contracts to be launched next week embrace project bank accounts
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NewsMPs slam contractors' blacklisting evidence
Scottish Affairs committee says it will now examine penalties including possible ban on tendering for public sector work
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NewsWatchdog extends push to contact blacklisting victims
Information Commissioner’s Office to cross check names of those on blacklist with Department for Work and Pensions
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NewsBlacklist protesters target Skanska shareholders
GMB union travels to Stockholm to lobby at annual meeting on Thursday
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NewsIndustry advises caution over ‘bogus self-employed’
Concerns raised over any changes proposed by Labour party that could lead to increased costs for the industry