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Justice - ethnicity research and data: community engagement summary

How technology can help you beat the scammers
 

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The implications apply to all contract parties, including the tax payers' realisation of best social value for money following investment into this new approach to social value.

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Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

NHS Chief thanks “selfless” volunteers for giving two million hours as NHS doubled down on boosting the nation

New campaign launch reveals six major health benefits to losing weight

One year anniversary of UK deploying Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

New campaign launch reveals 6 major health benefits to losing weight

NHS Confederation responds to Ministry of Defence support for London hospitals

NHS Confederation responds to PCR testing change

NHS Wales employees recognised in Queen’s New Year Honours

NHS Confederation response to PM Press Conference

NHS Confederation - Urgent steps needed now to avoid staffing crisis in the NHS

Ombudsman responds to findings of Health and Social Care Committee report: Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic

The King's Fund responds to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report on clearing the backlog

Animal health and welfare plan key to Wales’ future – Rural Affairs Minister

 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

Businesses most impacted by Omicron variant to benefit from over £700 million as government delivers funding to local authorities

Maximising efficiency from contact centres and business services

Business Analysis: an Evolving Practice

British exporters, business leaders and trade professionals recognised in New Year Honours List 2022

Transport for London funding extension December 2021

Over £100m of new funding will help make schools and colleges Covid-secure

 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Changes to LIBOR as of end-2021

Five Office for National Statistics names in New Year’s Honours

Big ambitions for Wee Forests

NATO trials Dstl standard for counter-drone systems

2021: the UK's weather in review

Better rail journeys sooner for Leeds, as £161 million upgrade delivered

IFG - Mixed progress on government manifesto pledges: half completed by many at risk

New UK Information Commissioner begins term

Dstl experts garner individual and collaborative awards in 2022 New Year Honours

Welsh Secretary celebrates New Year Honours recipients

Written Statement: Prioritising PCR Testing

New Year's message from Shavanah Taj

New laws to strengthen national security come into effect

Prime Minister pledges to build on Brexit achievements in 2022

 
SME Supplier Locator update...

UK Government and public sector spend with SME’s is continually on the increase and by 2020, it is the stated intent of Cabinet Office that £1 of every £3 spent on government contracts goes to SME’s. 

Against this ambitious backdrop, the WiredGov Supplier Locator service has been developed specifically to embrace the SME Agenda and provide the ideal platform for SME’s to promote their services, solutions, accreditation and success stories directly to our ever increasing audience across all government and public sector verticals and Tier 1 suppliers.

Recent arrivals to the SME Supplier Locator service include:

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Eldnar Ltd

 

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The complete guide to landlord liability insurance
Steve Barnes of NRLA partners Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance shares the complete guide to landlord liability insurance.


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In November 2021 the London School of Economics (LSE) published a report commissioned by the NRLA. The purpose of this research was to look at the impact of tax policy on landlords. This blog looks at former landlords and why they have left the sector. The LSE researchers found the key reason is not Covid-19, but tax and other associated costs.


Blog: Landlords Needed for Building Safety Bill
We need NRLA members with experience of ownership and letting units in mid or high-rise properties to volunteer to share their knowledge and understanding of the challenges facing similar landlords.


Report lays bare impact of tax hikes on rental market
Over half of private landlords responding to a new survey conducted by the LSE on behalf of the NRLA say recent tax changes in the rental market have had a negative impact on their investment plans.


London School of Economics highlight tax barriers faced by landlords
The LSE report Private Landlords and Tax Changes reviews the treatment of landlords in the PRS here against their peers in other developed economies. The authors conclude the UK tax system is increasingly hostile to UK landlords. This is in contrast to tax systems in many other developed economies.