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Protect duty consultation: public protection and preparedness against terrorist attacks

14 Apr 2021

The Home Office has commenced a public consultation on how legislation, known as the Protect Duty, may be used to enhance the protection of publicly accessible locations across the UK from terrorist attacks.

Transforming Public Procurement – WBD's response to the Green Paper. Blue sky thinking or a brewing storm?

25 Mar 2021

In anticipation of the UK's exit from the European Union, the Cabinet Office published its Public Procurement Green Paper on 15 December 2020. It serves as an aspirational mission statement for the future of public procurement post-Brexit. The document reflects the overarching political climate in which it was composed, with the ministerial foreword taking aim at the EU's "outdated public procurement regime". The new proposals align themselves with the international Agreement on Government Procurement, and seem to deliberately steer away from the previous regime as a point of principle, towards one that "better meets the UK's needs".

Supporting public service infrastructure delivery

06 Jan 2021

On 3 December 2020 MHCLG published a consultation on measures to support the provision of public service infrastructure and housing delivery. This briefing considers proposals 3. and 4. in more detail

WBD advises Northumberland County Council on £43m learning and leisure campus

07 Dec 2020

WBD has advised Northumberland County Council on the development of a multi-million-pound learning and leisure campus in Ponteland.

Consenting electricity storage

18 Nov 2020

Electricity storage is a key technology in the transition to a smarter and more flexible energy system. It will play an important role in helping to reduce emissions to Net Zero by 2050.

WBD advises Warrington Borough Council on green community investment scheme

17 Nov 2020

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Warrington Borough Council on its first Community Municipal Investment (CMI), which aims to raise up to £1 million to help fund its green investment scheme, including the development of a new solar farm in Cirencester.

WBD strengthens public sector practice with new partner hire in Newcastle

10 Nov 2020

WBD has strengthened its Projects and Procurement team, which advises a broad range of UK local and central government authorities, with the appointment of Deborah Ramshaw who joins as a partner in the firm's Newcastle office.

Clarification on the use of planning conditions

09 Nov 2020

This case serves as a useful reminder that the power to impose conditions on the grant of planning permission is narrower than the power to enter into planning agreements or to accept planning obligations. It will be of interest to developers and authorities alike dealing with development and creation of new highway/s.

'Newt-counting delays … a massive drag': environmental aspects of the Planning White Paper

04 Nov 2020

The Planning White Paper proposes far reaching reforms of the way the planning system works in England. In this briefing we consider how the proposals sit with the Government's wider environmental agenda.

WBD advises West Berkshire Council on UK’s first Community Municipal Investment

21 Sep 2020

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised West Berkshire Council on the UK's first Community Municipal Investment (CMI) – a bond issued by a local authority directly to the public.

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Protect duty consultation: public protection and preparedness against terrorist attacks

Transforming Public Procurement – WBD's response to the Green Paper. Blue sky thinking or a brewing storm?

Supporting public service infrastructure delivery

WBD advises Northumberland County Council on £43m learning and leisure campus

Consenting electricity storage

WBD advises Warrington Borough Council on green community investment scheme

WBD strengthens public sector practice with new partner hire in Newcastle

Clarification on the use of planning conditions

'Newt-counting delays … a massive drag': environmental aspects of the Planning White Paper

WBD advises West Berkshire Council on UK’s first Community Municipal Investment

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