Recommended actions for e-mail for week ending 27 July 2011
Thursday, July 28th, 2011PLC Public Sector reports: 
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Archive for July, 2011
Different ethos? Then no TUPE protection
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011PLC Public Sector reports:
If you outsource your public service to the private or third sectors, the former NHS or local authority staff will be protected under TUPE, won’t they? In most cases, yes, but an interesting EAT decision suggests that when the ethos for the new service is different, TUPE may not apply.
Recommended actions for e-mail for week ending 20 July 2011
Thursday, July 21st, 2011PLC Public Sector reports:
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The Surveillance Commissioner supports local authorities in their use of RIPA
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011The Surveillance Commissioner’s fifth report on the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 
(RIPA) contains some interesting insights on into his views on the government’s plans to revise RIPA, in particular on the changes that will affect the surveillance powers conferred on local authorities in England and Wales. The provisions of RIPA, originally designed to intercept communications from terrorists and organised criminals, have been used by local authorities to investigate potentially fraudulent school applications and by welfare agencies to catch benefit cheats.
Recommended actions for e-mail for week ending 13 July 2011
Friday, July 15th, 2011PLC Public Sector reports:
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Issues for local authorities to consider when dismissing and re-engaging staff on revised terms
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
Local government has been aware for more than a year that it will need to make massive budget cuts in order to achieve the £1.66 billion of savings that the government announced it expected local government to contribute towards tackling the budget deficit. (more…)
Recommended actions for e-mail for week ending 6 July 2011
Friday, July 8th, 2011PLC Public Sector reports:
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So do you want to be in my gang?
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
Recent news reports suggest that Enfield Council has become the third local authority in the UK to obtain a gang injunction since the power to apply for them was brought in at the start of this year. This post looks at gang injunctions and considers whether they are likely to be an effective method of preventing gang-related violence. (more…)
