POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 11 MARCH 2024 Freedom of speech - a moving target? The Office for Students' consultation on the freedom of speech complaints scheme closed at the weekend and the linked consultation on regulating relevant students' unions will close shortly... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read Equality Governance and public law Human rights
POSTED BY NEIL BURTON | 5 MARCH 2024 New Charity Commission guidance on refusing and returning donations The Charity Commission yesterday published guidance on refusing and returning charitable donations; we have summarised it here. We are highly experienced at advising Universities and other institutions on large charitable donations... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 28 FEBRUARY 2024 New report on sustainability and ESG The latest report in our ESG Ignite series, Interpreting the ESG acronym has recently been published and includes a number of voices from different sectors, including from sustainability leads in the higher education sector... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 22 FEBRUARY 2024 Thoughts on the Abrahart appeal judgment Our briefing note sets out some initial thoughts on last week’s High Court ruling in the appeal brought by the University of Bristol, and the cross-appeal by Natasha Abrahart’s father as the administrator of her estate... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY CHARLES PIGOTT | 14 FEBRUARY 2024 Two key rulings on management of academic staff with protected beliefs HE employers and their advisors will need to assess the impact of two significant employment tribunal decisions about senior academics and their protected beliefs. Both claims were partially successful, though for different reasons... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 31 JANUARY 2024 Coming soon – the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme Under provisions in the National Security Act 2023 expected to come into force later in 2024, individuals and organisations will be required to register certain arrangements involving foreign powers... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY JENNY BERESFORD-JONES | 20 DECEMBER 2023 New procurement thresholds from 1 January 2024 From 1 January 2024, the procurement thresholds under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016, and the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, will be revised... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY SIAN JACKSON | 18 DECEMBER 2023 Government consults over minimum service levels in Higher Education The Government has now made good its promise to include Higher Education within the scope of its consultation on minimum service levels in the education sector during industrial action... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY GARY ATTLE | 14 DECEMBER 2023 Higher Education free speech complaints scheme The Office for Students has published two consultations today (14 December 2023) in respect of its incoming obligations under the new legislation... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY GAVIN CARR | 13 DECEMBER 2023 Review of Graduate Route visa announced The Government has announced that the Migration Advisory Committee will be carrying out a review of the Graduate Route... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
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