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WBD appoints new legal director to Public Sector practice
23 Jan 2023
International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has strengthened its Public Sector Group with the appointment of legal director Dean Murray, who joins the firm's Newcastle office to lead WBD's subsidy control practice.
Six things you should do now as PFI contract expiry nears
18 Jan 2023
The Public Accounts Committee believe that over the next ten years, approximately 200 PFI contracts will expire with an asset value in the region of £10 billion.
The Infrastructure Projects Authority’s (IPA) guidance on PFI expiry advice highlights the importance of forward planning; advising that the process of planning for expiry and transition should commence seven years prior to the expiry date of the contract. The National Audit Office (NAO) believes that many public sector bodies risk underestimating the time, resources and complexity involved in managing the end of PFI contracts.
The Infrastructure Projects Authority’s (IPA) guidance on PFI expiry advice highlights the importance of forward planning; advising that the process of planning for expiry and transition should commence seven years prior to the expiry date of the contract. The National Audit Office (NAO) believes that many public sector bodies risk underestimating the time, resources and complexity involved in managing the end of PFI contracts.
Local government shouldn’t underestimate its vulnerabilities when it comes to cyber security
17 Jan 2023
With targeted and increasingly sophisticated phishing scams continually on the rise, the ever-evolving world of digital communication presents the optimal backdrop from which fraudsters can readily strike. For local government, the big challenge is the wide range of information that is held often about vulnerable people or highly sensitive information. How can local government protect systems and people from cyber threat and what part does human behaviour play?
Contracts: worth the paper they’re written on
28 Nov 2022
Contracts are carefully crafted tools to support delivery of objectives and to deliver value for money, writes Siân Ballingall, legal director at Womble Bond Dickinson.
Lessons in (public) life
07 Nov 2022
It has never been so important for councils' senior leadership to set the bar on standards very high, writes Sian Ballingall, legal director at Womble Bond Dickinson. Sponsored column from Womble Bond Dickinson
UK faces tough choices to finance infrastructure ambitions
26 Apr 2022
There is an urgent need to spend more on critical infrastructure like power stations and hospitals. But with public finances under pressure, the government needs new ways to raise money.
Plan! Plan! Plan!: What you need to know about guidance on PFI expiry
06 Apr 2022
The Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA) recently issued guidance on PFI expiry. The IPA forms the government's centre of expertise for infrastructure and major projects. The guidance has been prepared by the IPA's PFI Centre of Excellence.
Devolution evolution is welcome but questions remain about structures
23 Feb 2022
The aspirations of the levelling up agenda are commendable. No one can argue with the objectives of levelling up - an improvement in standards of living, better educational outcomes for all, improved health and wellbeing. These outcomes should undoubtedly be at the top of every political agenda. In considering the devolution framework however, it is hard to assess precisely what changes are proposed and how they will underpin real, sustained levelling up.
The UK Infrastructure Bank's first loan to Tees Valley
23 Feb 2022
Tees Valley Combined Authority has become the first authority to agree a 50-year loan of £107m with the recently launched UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) to fund its South Bank Quay project, which aims to transform part of a former steelworks into a 450-metre quay to service the offshore wind sector.
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