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Timely reminder- competition law applies to the public sector
The OFT has made the first merger reference of NHS foundation trusts to the Competition Commission (see OFT Press Release). Section 79 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 recently confirmed that the OFT should assess the competition aspects of foundation trust mergers in co-operation wit...Joint consultation announced on regulating health and social care professionals
On 1 March the Law Commissions of Scotland, England & Wales, and Northern Ireland published a joint consultation seeking views on how the regulation of health care professionals in the UK and social workers in England can be made clearer, simpler, more modern and more consistent. This is the f...Testing the water
I recently assisted a local authority with what was thought to be the first appeal against notices issued under the Water (Scotland) Act 1980 to remedy a private water supply which was not “wholesome”. The legislation makes clear that the Scottish Ministers can arrange for a hearing...The PVG Scheme round-up
Jackie and I have now completed our tour of the country speaking about the PVG Scheme. With that in mind, now seems an appropriate time to round-up the concerns raised by our delegates in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. By way of re-cap I set out a number of issues in my previous post which yo...Public Law in the Kitchen (and the Classroom)
First eggs, now milk. We’re still a few weeks off Shrove Tuesday but between now and then we might well manage to blog about all necessary pancake ingredients including that familiar brand named plastic lemon… To follow up Niall’s post last year on Eggs and Chicks (Scotland) Regu...It’s official, egg comes before chicken
Well not quite yet. The Scottish Government recently announced a consultation on the quite wonderfully named Eggs and Chicks (Scotland) Regulations 2010. DEFRA introduced new regulations in England last year (no doubt with the aid of a cardboard box and a heat lamp) and the Scottish Minister...