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Best practice - a boring and restrictive process?

Pauline Beattie, ABPCO's newly appointed co-chair, and a director of Conference Care, talks about Best Practice and its value as part of the event delivery process

Conferences & Events

Does anyone really care about building safety?

Two pieces of news in the first week of 2025 illustrated perfectly the glacial pace of change in implementing long overdue safety measures in buildings, writes Rachel Davison, director of specaialist knowledge at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)

Planning & Construction 3

Saving time and money

Paul Bullard, product diredctor at SFG20, the industry standard for buliding maintenance specification, shares his insights on how effective contract management can save public sector businesses significant time and money, and how to overcome the most common obstacles

Facilities Management

New guidance on EV charging procurement for local authorities

The Crown Commercial Service has launched a new scheme to simplify the procurement of electric vehicle infrastructure (EVI) for local authorities, helping to reduce the resource and cost burden on procurement teams.

Half of councils warn of insolvency over SEND spending

A survey has found that over half of councils that support children with SEND have said they will become insolvent when a temporary accounting measure that keeps SEND spending deficits off their main balance sheets ends next year.
Councils are currently able to keep high needs deficits, where the cost of providing support outstrips the SEND budgets available to councils, off their main revenue accounts.

Scottish campaign for tenants' rights

Housing minister Paul McLennan has launched a campaign to increase awareness of tenants’ rights in Scotland, including information on where renters can go to get help and advice.

Powering up Britain

Christopher Hammond, UK100's chief executive looks at how local authorities can play a key role in cleaning up energy

Local Government

The road to net zero

Few people in fleet can claim a career as diverse as Martin Edgecox. From working with manufacturers, central government, trade unions and navigating the automotive supply chain, he has, in his own words, "been around the block"

Sustainability & Net Zero

IT Procurement in the Public Sector

Mass-scale, immature innovations spread rapidly due to their accessibility and integration into personal devices within organisations. How can public IT stay resilient against the mass adoption of unregulated technologies asks Antonio Hidalgo Landa, chair of the BCS consultancy specialist group.

Procurement

Newcastle City Council launches new car club

Newcastle City Council has launched a new car club offering Newcastle businesses and residents access to pay-as-you-go vehicle hire from a range of locations across the city. Vehicles are provided by Enterprise Car Club from designated parking bays in the city centre and in residential areas. The car club enables people to hire a low-emission car by the hour and the day, with vehicles available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.