Estates and Facilities Management ISSUE 4114, 13 Oct 2014

Prosecutions

‘Systematic management failings’ of NHS Trust

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been fined for safety failings after a vulnerable mental health patient was left paralysed after diving off a roof.

The 26-year-old man, who had a history of self-harm, had been detained under the Mental Health Act at Ward 12 of Boston Pilgrim Hospital, where the Trust provides acute care for the mentally ill.

Boston Magistrates’ Court was told that on 7 March 2013, a week after being admitted, he was twice escorted outside to the ward’s quad to have a cigarette, but on both occasions was able to climb onto a wall and the smoking shelter to get on to the roof of the single-storey building. He was talked down and his smoking privileges removed until the following day.

The next day, he was escorted to the quad by a nurse and nursing assistant. As they reached the doors leading to the quad, the patient sprinted to the roof giving staff no time to intervene.

He finished his cigarette and then dived off the roof on to the concrete floor below. He suffered a broken neck and a bleed on the brain leaving him permanently paralysed from the chest down. He now requires 24-hour nursing care.

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation revealed a number of serious management failings at the trust which led to the incident.

The quad roof was regularly accessed by mentally ill patients over a five-year period. The trust was aware of this but nothing was done to resolve the problem and control the risks to patients who were intent on absconding or harming themselves.

No risk assessments were conducted in relation to self-harm in the quad area and a ward audit in November 2012 failed to identify any issues with the quad or the roof, despite an incident log being available to show there was a risk.

In addition, details of previous incidents had not been shared with the trust’s health and safety team.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, of Lions Way, Sleaford, admitted breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and was fined £20,000 and ordered to pay costs of £6,864.

HSE October 2014

Grandmother fell from unguarded staircase

A Derbyshire school has been prosecuted for safety failings after a pupil’s grandmother fell off the side of an unguarded staircase.

Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard 68-year-old Christine Bywater had been at Repton School watching her grandson play football.

She had gone to the pavilion for refreshments with the rest of her family but on leaving the building by the outside steps, she lost her balance when she moved from a wooden staircase to a stone one.

Mrs Bywater, of Shrewsbury, fell over the parapet on the stone staircase to the ground some two metres below and fractured three bones in her neck. She also broke the index finger on her right hand and lacerated her scalp in the incident on 30 November 2013. She is still recovering.

A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found there were handrails fitted to the wooden stairs leading from the pavilion to the stone staircase while the stone staircase had a 40 centimetre-high parapet running along the edge of the stairs but no handrail.

Repton School, of Repton, Derby, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4(1), contrary to Regulation 12(5), of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £534 in costs.

HSE October 2014

Poorly planned tree work leads to fine

A tree surgeon dislocated his hip after falling more than 18 metres to the ground when the limb of a diseased tree he was working on gave way.

Daniel Hunt, 40, from Lydney, also suffered cuts and bruising in the incident at Courtfield Drive, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, on 18 April 2013.

The fall occurred as he helped to cut down a damaged chestnut tree that had shed another limb a few days earlier.

Richard Cole, who contracted self-employed Mr Hunt to do the work, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an investigation found the work was poorly planned.

Stroud Magistrates’ Court heard that Mr Cole, trading as Richard Cole Contracting, had in turn been contracted by Gloucestershire County Council to remove the tree as a matter of urgency.

Mr Hunt worked in the tree while five direct employees of Mr Cole carried out ground work. Richard Cole provided an elevated work platform, chainsaws and equipment to lower parts of the tree to the ground, while Mr Hunt used his own climbing equipment.

Mr Hunt used the platform to access the tree before attaching himself with a rope and steel strap that was also attached to the platform via another rope.

He started to cut the limb of the tree to which he was attached. However, while he was cutting away the section above his anchor points the whole limb collapsed and fell away from the trunk of the tree. Mr Hunt fell with the tree limb and the rope attaching him to the platform snapped.

HSE’s investigation found the risk assessment for the work was inadequate as it should have identified the need for a more suitable work platform. The work could have been undertaken from a larger platform, meaning that Mr Hunt would not have to had physically climb into the tree to cut it.

Richard Cole, trading as Richard Cole Contracting, of Longcombe, Totnes, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations and was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £780 in costs.

HSE October 2014

News

Legionella bacteria detected in water

The Black Country Partnership NHS Trust foundation recently confirmed Legionella bacteria had been detected at a hospital during routine water testing, according to reports.

Access to some sinks, showers and toilets was blocked as a precautionary measure and temporary toilets installed for patients to use.

Specialist filters were fitted on some showers so patients could continue to shower and where necessary bottled drinking water provided.

The Trust started an immediate programme of remedial work to remove any associated risks including turning off the water supply to affected sinks, showers and toilets, as well as disinfection and regular flushing.

RAC October 2014

Structural safety body collapse prevention guidance

The Structural-Safety web site combining CROSS (Confidential reporting on structural safety) and SCOSS (Standing committee on structural safety) has published a Safety Alert: Preventing the collapse of free-standing masonry walls.

There have been collapses of free-standing masonry walls over many years involving fatalities and numerous injuries, particularly to children.

The reasons for failures are various and such walls can be “safety critical structures”.

SCOSS state:

“This Alert is aimed at those who design, construct, inspect or maintain free-standing walls which front onto streets, paths, yards or gardens or walls within buildings.

Owners, contractors, engineers, surveyors, local authority building control officers, insurers and others whose work brings them into contact with walls should heed this Alert.

Everyone in the building industry should be aware of the dangers of vulnerable walls such as: those that appear to be very slender, those which are loose, those that have different soil levels on each side, those that lean, and those where there are signs of damage or deterioration.”

PP Construction Safety October 2014

Asbestos damages ruling

Government plans to deduct legal fees from the damages paid to people dying from asbestos exposure are unlawful, the High Court has ruled.

The Asbestos Victims' Support Groups Forum UK brought the action against Justice Secretary Chris Grayling. The group challenged his decision to allow 25% of damages awarded to mesothelioma sufferers to be used to pay legal insurance premiums and costs.

The Ministry of Justice said it was "disappointed" with the judgment.

Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. It can take decades to develop, yet people live for an average of just nine months after diagnosis. Around 2,000 people are diagnosed each year, and the numbers are set to increase over the next 30 years.

Many people seek compensation by taking legal action against their former employers or the employer's insurance company.

In 2013, there was a shift in the legal system. The Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) moved the responsibility of legal costs from the losing party to the person making the claim.

However, people with mesothelioma were exempt from the new rules until there was a full review of the implications on this group of claimants.

The government said the review took place at the end of last year, and that the same rules should apply to mesothelioma sufferers.

The Asbestos Victims' Support Groups Forum UK said: "It could only be described as a back of a fag packet review." It took legal action against the government.

In his judgement, the honourable Mr Justice William Davis said: "The issue is whether the Lord Chancellor conducted a proper review of the likely effect of the LASPO reforms on mesothelioma claims... I conclude that he did not." He ruled attempts to deduct costs from damages were unlawful.

BBC News October 2014

Workplace drug testing 'on the rise'

Workplace drug testing has increased significantly in the UK, according to four leading screening companies.

They have seen rises in the number of annual tests carried out of between 40% and 470% over four years.

Workers cannot be made to take a drugs test, but if they refuse when the employer has good grounds for testing, they may face disciplinary action.

Business leaders' increased awareness of workplace drug use is a large factor behind the growth, said LGC Group. It added that the adoption of a drugs-testing policy is "mainly due to insurance purposes".

The four companies are Alere, Synergy Health, LGC Group and BioClinics. The last two saw rises of 100% and 470% respectively over the four years in the number of drugs tests they conduct annually, although they started from a smaller base.

Lianne Gray, LGC Group's strategic account manager for occupational drug testing, said employees in safety-critical roles - such as operating heavy machinery or driving - and government agencies were most likely to be screened.

But she said there was a growing trend for drug testing to be conducted in "more normalised industries", including retail and health companies, as businesses look to "safeguard not only the business, but also the reputation in the field they work in".

Ms Gray said there had been changes in the types of drugs for which businesses wished to screen.

"Traditionally we see requests for amphetamines, cocaine, cannabis, opiates," she said. "Now we're seeing more requests for things like ketamine, steroids, and also for novel psychoactive substances - or legal highs as they're otherwise known."

Under current law, businesses must have the consent of employees whom they wish to screen for drugs, and usually this will be in the contract or staff handbook.

Drugs testing is normally performed at random. It is also sometimes enforced prior to employment, on cause - following an accident or incident - or on suspicion.

Stobart Group, which includes the well-known Eddie Stobart haulage business, introduced a drugs-testing policy three years ago.

The services and infrastructure company, which operates London Southend Airport, screens not only its hundreds of truckers but all its employees, including shop workers.

Director of safety and compliance Neil Marston said: "We want to maintain a safe working environment for all our staff. But also for our customers, our visitors who pass through our premises. We're also very proud of our brand and want to protect it."

The increases in drug testing have angered civil liberties groups, who say that the practice is an invasion of people's privacy outside of safety critical roles.

Niamh Eastwood from the drugs advice charity, Release, said they frequently took calls from people who had falsely tested positive for drugs. Eating poppy seed bread for instance can indicate the presence of opiates in some tests.

She said another problem is that although drug tests may indicate what substances are in the system, they do not indicate if a worker's performance is likely to be affected.

BBC News October 2014

Funding for waste heat schemes

The government is offering more than £9 million to local authorities and businesses developing schemes to capture excess heat from industrial facilities including from energy-from-waste plants or landfill sites.

On 3 October, it was announced that £2.4 million in funding is being offered to 32 local authorities across England and Wales to support the development of heat network projects. And, an additional £7 million is being offered to developers across the UK for the opportunity to develop new technologies.

Funding for the initiatives is coming through the Department of Energy & Climate Change’s Heat Network Delivery Unit (HNDU).

The government is seeking to see more heat sourced via heat networks, which it claims can help to heat buildings more efficiently.

Commenting on the scheme, Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey, said: “Recovering wasted heat from industrial plants or landfill sites means we can heat our homes and businesses more efficiently, as well as helping to drive down energy bills.

“Improving the way we heat our buildings and helping local authorities fund innovative and more efficient ways of supplying lower carbon heat will also reduce our dependency on costly imported gas.”

Successful local authorities will be offered grants ranging from around £10,000 to £250,000 to kick-start heat network projects in England and Wales. The HNDU may also provide other types of support and guidance to successful councils, including assistance in developing business plans which attract commercial investment to supply heat efficiently and cost-effectively to homes and businesses.

During the second round of HNDU funding earlier this year, Bath and North East Somerset council successfully secured £95,000 to help identify and evaluate low carbon heat networks in the area. In July this year, the council introduced policy requirements which require all new builds to meet carbon targets.

A fourth round of HNDU funding will open to local authorities in England and Wales on 16 October.

Among the district heating schemes already in operation in England is that run by Veolia from the South East London Combined Heat and Power Plant (SELCHP), which was switched on in late 2013.

A project to source heat from the Edmonton incinerator is also underway, which Enfield council hopes will roll out to housing estates in the borough by 2015.

Meanwhile, around 130 buildings in Sheffield take heat from the city’s EfW plant, also run by Veolia, while schemes including Coventry’s Heatline and Nottingham’s EnviroEnergy are also in operation.

letsrecycle.com October 2014

ISO 14001 revision workshop

Free event 18 November, London

ISO 14001, the international standard for environmental management systems is currently undergoing its first major revision since publication in 1996.

A free workshop is taking place in London on 18 November, where the BSI will be looking at the latest draft – what the changes are and what attendees think of them.

Attendees will be able to ask the BSI environmental management committee experts – some of whom attend the ISO 14001 international meetings – questions on the draft.

To take part in discussions effectively you should have read ISO DIS 14001.

The closing date for comments is 31 October 2014.

BSI September 2014

NHS estate efficiency review

The NHS could save £1.5 billion if it managed its estate better, according to a new report.

The latest in an annual study of NHS estate resources in England shows that the health service has taken significant strides towards improving the use of its land estate resources, but has made little improvement in achieving a more uniform estate and facility management spend.

The NHS Estate Efficiency Review, produced by EC Harris, shows that with the overall NHS budget deficit estimated at £30 billion, the immediate reallocation of assets within the estate could have a direct impact on vital front-line services.

The current estate surplus of 4.8% represents 1,306,000 sq m of space, equivalent to the entire area occupied by 13.5 Trusts.

The total space in the NHS estate is 27,300,000 sq m, showing a steady overall decline since 2011 when the total area was 29,000,000 sq m. However, the report still shows that the NHS has the opportunity to make at least £1.5 billion in savings.

Conor Ellis, EC Harris’ global head of health, said: “We should applaud the progress made in the NHS. Since 2008 we have seen unused and surplus space in the health service decline by 61%, but there’s still a big opportunity for further savings to be made.

“From our analysis, the current estate has a surplus of 4.8%. In addition, by driving towards the mean average estate performance this would equate to £1.5 billion in potential savings. This is not the maximum possible saving – just what is immediately attainable – and that is money that could be used to fund an estimated 260,000 major front-line operations.”

The fifth NHS Estate Efficiency Review reveals that, since 2008, unused and surplus space within the health service has declined and some 20 of the most efficient Trusts are operating at just under 100 per cent efficiency. However, six of the least efficient Trusts have as much as a quarter of their space unutilised, including: one North West England PCT; a London Mental Health unit; and two Acute Trusts.

Ellis added: “The best Trusts operate their estates relatively well, the average still cost too much, while the least efficient quarter, in particular, are far from reaching their potential and wasting resources.”

Progress has also been made in increasing the proportion of NHS buildings that have been built since 2005. In 1995, around half of the entire NHS estate was built pre-1948, but that figure has fallen to just 15 per cent now.

The proportion of post-2005 estate has risen steadily over the past five years and now stands at over 20 per cent, a trend which, according to the study, can only enhance the delivery of modern healthcare through improved operational performance, infection control and privacy.

FM World October 2014

Energy costs in the way of heating developments

High costs and uncertainty are the two main barriers to changing the way the UK heats its buildings and infrastructure, says a recent report. CBx, an organisation involved in the design, engineering and development stage through to property management, has looked into the pros and cons faced by companies that implement the government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), which pays participants to generate and use renewable energy to heat their buildings.

According to its study, just 2% of the UK’s heating is supplied by heat networks. It says the sector is undeveloped owing to a historic focus on developing national scale electricity and gas infrastructure and the limited powers devolved to local authorities to develop local energy systems.

London is alone in having about 1,000 heat networks of varying capacities and systems.

National energy efficiency and carbon reduction targets state that the UK should produce 12% of its heat from renewable sources by 2020.

The report notes how new public management reforms in the 1980s allowed local authorities to shift the service economy, which led to a loss of the technical and financial capacity to develop council infrastructure. It also says low carbon infrastructure for cities requires big spaces and this must be integrated in urban planning to facilitate more networks.

Unless a developer is involved with a project post-completion as asset manager, the report argues, the aim is to meet any policy at the lowest capital cost which – more often than not – means gas-fired boilers or gas-fired CHP being installed, with no priority for renewables.

The report points out that the National Grid is replacing 91,000 km of gas pipelines with polyethylene pipes under the Iron Mains Replacement Programme, set to be completed by 2034.

If the gas networks are to be abandoned by 2040, there will be a number of difficult legacy and compensation issues owing to the longevity of the assets – estimated at about 80 years by the National Grid. Gas also remains the cheapest solution for heating homes, which would raise a number of fuel poverty issues. As a result, concludes the report, high costs and uncertainty will get in the way of changing the way the UK keeps its population warm.

It also points out that most non-domestic RHI projects have been implemented as biomass systems, which can be problematic in urban areas because of the space needed for fuel delivery and maintenance in a dense city with high property values.

FM World September 2014

Energy affordability – key issue for businesses

Four out of five business leaders say energy affordability is important to their company, nearly twice the amount that prioritised a low-carbon economy.

The findings come from a YouGov survey of 600 senior business decision-makers, commissioned by npower.

In a similar vein, 58% of respondents said their firms would be 'unwilling' or 'unlikely to be willing' to increase their energy bills to fund low-carbon government schemes.

In particular, 73% said their business would be concerned about the possible cost implications of Contracts for Difference (CfDs), which could increase bills by 10% by 2020 according to Government estimates.

Contracts for Difference are essentially contracts that guarantee a payment in case of a market shortfall. If the price of electricity falls, for example, renewable energy generators will be compensated by the Government. CfDs are funded through a compulsory levy or obligation on energy suppliers, who pass the cost to consumers in their energy bills.

"We anticipate that CfD costs will begin to appear on bills from April 2015 at approximately £0.5/MWh, and this will increase on a quarterly basis to approximately £8/MWh by 2020," said and npower spokesman.

Edie October 2014

Reports

Government’s estates strategy 2014

The Cabinet Office has published the Government's Estates Strategy 2014, which sets out plans to reduce the number of government buildings in central London by more than 80% and move more workspaces to the London suburbs.

The number of government buildings in central London is planned to fall from 143 in 2010 to 23 buildings shortly after 2020.

The government has already moved out of 1,650 buildings across the UK since 2010 – saving more than £600 million in cumulative running costs and raising £1.4 billion for the taxpayer.

Moving workspaces to the London suburbs

Measures also include moving departments away from expensive Whitehall accommodation into the wider London boroughs. For instance, the Home Office runs a major satellite office in Croydon and the Ministry of Justice is trialling a mini-commuter hub created by the Cabinet Office.

Moving half of London-based civil servants away from Whitehall could save taxpayers billions by 2030. According to the Strategy report, it costs £35,000 per year to base someone in Ministry of Defence Whitehall headquarters, compared to £3,000 at the UK Visas and Immigration offices in Croydon.

The government is working with local authority partners to look at new location options in areas like Stratford and Croydon. The move would also bring growth and regeneration to the areas.

Disposing of government buildings

The government is also moving out of inefficient government buildings across the country and opening them up to the market. So far the number of government buildings in the capital has been reduced from 143 in 2010 to 71 today. This is planned to go down to 23 buildings shortly after 2020.

Departments will also continue to share facilities and locations to make sure services are integrated and customer-focused.

The strategy also sets out other steps that government can take to use their property more efficiently, such as:

publishing better information and advanced notice about possible property sales

central and local government bodies reinvesting the money they secure through property sales to encourage further disposals

charging departments for freehold property to make sure they get the most value out of taxpayers’ money

reducing the average target space per employee from 10 to 8 square metres by March 2018

Cabinet Office October 2014

Absence management report 2014

More than one in three employers report that absence levels have increased because their staff are struggling to cope with their caring responsibilities outside of work. But, new figures from the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, show that just one in six organisations have policies in place to help achieve a better balance between their home and working lives.

The annual CIPD/Simplyhealth Absence Management survey shows that savvy employers put policies in place to help staff fulfil their caring responsibilities outside of work while continuing to meet the demands of their job:

flexible working arrangements are by far the most common type of support (68%), followed by compassionate leave (53%) and (paid or unpaid) carers’ leave (48%)

two-fifths (42%) offer access to counselling services and three in ten offer career breaks and sabbaticals

one in six organisations offer access to financial services (17%) or options to purchase additional annual leave days (15%)

although only one in six employers say they have organisation wide policies or guidelines in place for carers, an additional two fifths report that they do offer support to individuals on an ad hoc basis.

The CIPD is now calling on more businesses to adopt a formal policy to support workers, and ultimately benefit business. Other findings from the survey show that overall absence levels have dropped from 7.6 days per year to 6.6 (public sector: 7.9, private sector: 5.5, voluntary sector: 7.4). However, findings also show that there has been a significant rise in the number of employees still attending work whilst sick, a trend called ‘presenteeism,’ with a third of employers revealing employees have been struggling in to work whilst sick. Stress and mental health problems in the workplace also remain high, with over 40% of employers citing an increase, despite signs of economic recovery. 70% also stated that they believe absence levels can be reduced further, signalling a need for an overhaul of wellbeing policies.

Employers are advised to have strong wellbeing policies in place, and to communicate the benefits of flexible working to their employees, who all have the right to request to work flexibly under new legislation. Additionally, line managers need to receive adequate training on how to have constructive discussions with their staff about the various benefits available to them.

CIPD October 2014

Guidance

Explosives Regulations 2014 – ACOPS now in force

Two Approved Codes of Practice from the HSE are now in force, following the Explosives Regulations 2014 commencement on 1 October 2014.

The Approved Code of Practice to the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005, and the Guide to the Placing on the Market and Supervision of Transfers of Explosives Regulations 1993, have been withdrawn.

L150 – Safety Provisions

This guidance now applies. It is for anyone who has duties under the safety provisions of the Explosives Regulations 2014, particularly employers, private individuals and other people manufacturing explosives, storing larger quantities of explosives or storing explosives that present higher hazards.

It provides overarching guidance on how the safety provisions of the Regulations should be met, and is supported and supplemented by subsector guidance.

This publication should be read alongside L151 The Explosives Regulations 2014 - Security provisions.

What has changed?

The main changes to the regulatory framework include:

merging registrations into the licensing system

allowing local authorities to issue licences up to 5 years, aligning them with equivalent HSE/police-issued licences

extending licensing to address storage of ammonium nitrate blasting intermediate (ANBI)

exceptions for keeping desensitised explosives without a licence have been updated

tables of separation distances have been restructured to better allow for sites with more than one store. The tables have also been revised to cover quantities of explosives greater than 2000kg

a revised list of explosives that can be acquired or acquired and kept without an explosives certificate from the police

the repeal of the Fireworks Act 1951, as its remaining provisions have been superseded by the Pyrotechnic (Safety) Regulations 2010

L151 – Security provisions

L151 provides overarching guidance on how the security provisions of the Regulations should be met, and is supported and supplemented by subsector guidance. This publication should be read alongside L150 The Explosives Regulations 2014 - Safety provisions.

HSE October 2014

Ethical guidance for FMs

The BIFM has published a new set of “ethical” guidance for FM professionals. The ethical procurement and supply guidance notes outline the importance of ethical procurement and supply, and also provides guidelines to assist those procuring goods, works and services.

It is noted by the guidance that the majority of organisations use supply chains support their business activities, using third parties to provide goods, works and services. As such, it makes sense to outsource to specialists the aspects of the business that are not core competencies. But failing to understand how these goods, works and services are delivered can lead to damaged reputations and even worse – legal consequences. Several high profile cases in recent times illustrate this, for example; the use of horsemeat in food products and the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh.

The guidance covers the following topics:

the importance of ethical procurement and supply

regulatory requirements

organisational responsibilities

personal responsibilities

areas of risk for unethical procurement and supply

adopting ethical procurement codes of practice.

BIFM October 2014

RICS advice for retailers

RICS has issued some information for retailers, which should be considered before signing a lease for new premises. The advice covers the following:

Payment frequency of rent/fee – is it weekly, monthly, quarterly; in advance or in arrears? If your business can only support payments monthly in advance, ask the landlord, as often they will agree to this.

Negotiations on rent – research other rents and look at whether you will have any disadvantages compared with other shops close by, such as: is your sales floor split level? Is your lease going to be longer than the standard? Is your shop set back from the others? The rent will be used as evidence against other businesses when they have a rent review or lease renewal, and vice versa. If tenants don’t negotiate, it can result in a vicious circle of ever-increasing rents that can be damaging to local economies.

Rent free period – the longer the lease, usually the longer the rent free period granted. These are more likely to be granted if there are repairs necessary to the shop before you can fit it out, or where the property has been vacant for a long time.

Insurance – who is responsible for insurance? Consider issues like plate glass in the shop front; buildings insurance. If you take on a pop up shop it may be that these costs are included in the rent, but a lease may state that you are responsible.

A ‘schedule of condition’ – agreeing one of these limits your liability so that you do not have to put the property back into any better state of repair than it is at the start of the lease. A small outlay could save you thousands of pounds at the end of the lease.

Does your lease specify the use that you want? RICS advise not to rely on what the landlord says; it is what is in the lease that matters.

‘Use’ under planning permission. This is different to the use in the lease, so make sure you can operate under planning legislation. Even if it says you can under the lease that is no guarantee that you can under planning law.

Alterations – ensure there is a provision in your lease allowing this, particularly if they are extensive. This should all be included in your lease.

Will you be able to assign or sublet the lease? Your circumstances may change over the term of the lease so this provision will make sure you have increased flexibility. Otherwise you end up committed to a property that you no longer need, for the remainder of the lease.

Service charge – if there is a service charge, make sure you will benefit from those services, and if you won’t, don’t agree to that part of it. Try and agree a cap on the level of service charge to minimise your outlay.

Budget for business rates. Check if you eligible for small business rates relief and consider if it is worth appealing as the valuation may be too high.

Break clauses. These can be notoriously difficult to exercise if you don’t comply with the conditions. Make sure that you get expert advice on what the break clause conditions should be and get those agreed before signing the lease.

More information is available from RICS.

RICS October 2014

Strategic facilities management: case studies

In 2012 RICS produced a global study of FM management entitled Raising the Bar: Enhancing The Strategic Role of FM which demonstrated that FM can and should be a strategic management discipline. This was followed on 2014 by Raising the Bar: City Roundtables Report which made specific recommendations for action. In addition RICS has produced a global Guidance Note on the subject entitled Strategic Facilities Management.

In April 2014 RICS produced the first six case studies as part of this ongoing conversation to demonstrate how FM can achieve real strategic alignment with other parts of an organisation and add real value.

The second edition of RICS case studies now review a diverse range of stories across both the public and private sector and from around the globe. The key message to emerge from all of these case studies is that facilities management needs to have a place at the heart of an organisation and be fully embedded and absolutely focused on delivering the mission and vision for that business.

The second edition is based on the theme of professionalising FM and features the following case studies:

utilising BIM to innovate the management of facilities

merging asset and facilities management to produce efficiency and flexibility in the NHS

how an innovative partnership approach can benefit employee wellbeing

the importance of understanding your customer in facilities management

transforming the delivery of facilities services

professionalising FM: How the Living Wage can improve the image of FM.

RICS October 2014

Legislation Diary

Legislation Diary 2014

CIF Title Region

11/07/2014 Misuse of drugs Amendment, regulations 2014 I

11/07/2014 Misuse of drugs Designation, amendment, order 2014 I

13/07/2014 Draft amendments and consolidation of the Scottish public drinking water

quality regulations - Environment and Forestry Directorate S

14/07/2014 Smoke control areas, exempted fireplaces, Northern Ireland Amendment,

regulations 2014 NI

14/07/2014 Water Act 2014 E/S/W

14/07/2014 Deep sea mining Act 2014 E/NI/S/W

14/07/2014 Feed-in tariffs Amendment, order 2014 E/NI/S/W

14/07/2014 Water Act 2014, commencement no 1, order 2014 E/W

15/07/2014 Horse Hill Developments Limited E

16/07/2014 Business rate supplements, England Act 2009, commencement no 2, order

2014 E

17/07/2014 European Union, biocidal products Amendment, regulations 2014 I

17/07/2014 Electricity and gas Billing, regulations 2014 E/S/W

17/07/2014 Energy savings opportunity scheme Regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

17/07/2014 Petroleum licensing, exploration and production, landward areas Regulations

2014 E/S/W

18/07/2014 Transfer of tribunal functions Mobile homes act 2013 and miscellaneous

amendments, order 2014 E

18/07/2014 Public bodies, abolition of Food from Britain Order 2014

21/07/2014 Public health, sunbeds Act 2014 I

21/07/2014 Public health, sunbeds Act 2014, commencement, order 2014 I

21/07/2014 Housing, right to buy, maximum percentage discount, England Order 2014 E

21/07/2014 Draft statutory guidance on separate collection of waste paper, metal, plastic

and glass W

22/07/2014

Consultation on the revised 'Dangerous substances and explosive atmospheres regulations' approved code of practice L133 - unloading petrol

from road tankers E/S/W

22/07/2014 Business premises renovation allowances Amendment, regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

23/07/2014 European Union, access to review of decisions for certain bodies or organisations promoting environmental protection Regulations 2014 I

24/07/2014 European Union, restriction of certain hazardous substances in electrical and

electronic equipment Amendment, regulations 2014 I

24/07/2014 European Union, water policy Regulations 2014 I

25/07/2014 European Union, energy labelling Amendment, regulations 2014 I

25/07/2014 Island Gas Limited E

25/07/2014 Waste electrical and electronic equipment, Northern Ireland Charges,

regulations 2014 NI

25/07/2014

Waste electrical and electronic equipment and restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment Amendment,

regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

25/07/2014 Buildings, recovery of expenses, Scotland Act 2014 S

28/07/2014 Planning, hazardous substances, Northern Ireland Amendment, regulations

2014 NI

30/07/2014 Radiological protection Miscellaneous provisions, act 2014 I

30/07/2014 European Union, batteries and accumulators Amendment, regulations 2014 I

30/07/2014 Agricultural sector, Wales Act 2014 W

30/07/2014 Green deal, qualifying energy improvements Amendment, order 2014 E/S/W

31/07/2014 Groundwater, Northern Ireland Amendment, regulations 2014 NI

31/07/2014 Town and country planning, fees for applications, deemed applications,

requests for site visits, England Amendment, no 2, regulations 2014 E

31/07/2014 Scottish landfill tax - consultation on subordinate legislation S

31/07/2014 Building, Wales Amendment, regulations 2014 W

01/08/2014 Radiological protection Miscellaneous provisions, act 2014, commencement,

order 2014 I

01/08/2014 Radiological protection Miscellaneous provisions, act 2014, dissolution day,

order 2014 I

01/08/2014 Contracts for difference, counterparty designation Order 2014 E/NI/S/W

01/08/2014 Finance Act 2014

01/08/2014 Electricity capacity Regulations 2014 E/S/W

01/08/2014 Electricity market reform, general Regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

01/08/2014 Contracts for difference, electricity supplier obligations Regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

01/08/2014 Contracts for difference, standard terms Regulations 2014 E/S/W

01/08/2014 Contracts for difference, allocation Regulations 2014 E/S/W

01/08/2014 Contracts for difference, definition of eligible generator Regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

01/08/2014 Housing, Scotland Act 2014 S

02/08/2014 Plant health, fees, Wales Regulations 2014 W

04/08/2014 Proposals to introduce charges for the assessment of onshore borehole

notifications NI

05/08/2014 Proposals on the alignment of health and safety regulations with the EU direct

acting classification, labelling and packaging regulation E/S/W

06/08/2014 Rampion offshore wind farm Order 2014 E

06/08/2014 Openness of local government bodies Regulations 2014 E

07/08/2014 Road traffic, licensing of drivers Amendment, no 2, regulations 2014 I

08/08/2014 Road traffic Act 2014, sections 1 and 2, commencement, order 2014 I

08/08/2014

Proposal to amend the 'Waste management licensing regulations, Northern Ireland, 2003' - draft 'Waste management licensing, amendment no 2,

regulations, Northern Ireland, 2014'

08/08/2014 Food hygiene, Wales Amendment, regulations 2014 W

08/08/2014 Planning, Wales Act 2008, commencement no 2, order 2014 W

13/08/2014 Housing renewal grants, England Amendment, regulations 2014 E

13/08/2014 Reservoir safety in Wales - commencement to schedule 4 to the 'Flood and

water management act 2010' W

14/08/2014 Diseases of swine Regulations 2014 E/S/W

15/08/2014 Underground drilling access - consultation on proposal for underground

access for the extraction of gas, oil or geothermal energy

18/08/2014 Seed, fees, Scotland Regulations 2014 S

19/08/2014 Port of Ardersier harbour Revision, order 2014

20/08/2014 Agriculture Miscellaneous revocations, regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

20/08/2014 Road vehicles, construction and use Amendment, no 2, regulations 2014 E/S/W

21/08/2014 Good practice principles for community benefits from offshore renewables

23/08/2014 Aquaculture and fisheries, Scotland Act 2013, specification of commercially

damaging species, order 2014 S

27/08/2014 Proposed amendments to the 'Renewable transport fuel obligations order

2007'

29/08/2014 European Union, paints, varnishes, vehicle refinishing products and activities

Amendment, regulations 2014 I

29/08/2014 European Union, installations and activities using organic solvents

Amendment, regulations 2014 I

29/08/2014 Sulphur content of liquid fuels, England and Wales Amendment, regulations

2014 E/W

29/08/2014 Fly-tipping free Wales - our strategy for tackling fly-tipping W

31/08/2014

Proposals to exempt self-employed persons from section 3(2) of the 'Health and safety at work etc act 1974', except those undertaking activities on a

prescribed list E/S/W

01/09/2014 Town and country planning, Wales Non-material changes and correction of

errors, order 2014 W

01/09/2014 Town and country planning, development management procedure, Wales

Amendment, order 2014 W

01/09/2014 Town and country planning, fees for non-material changes, Wales Regulations

2014 W

01/09/2014 Forest reproductive material, Great Britain, England and Scotland

Amendment, regulations 2014 E/S

01/09/2014 Independent educational provision in England, prohibition on participation in

management Regulations 2014 E

01/09/2014 Childcare, childminder agencies, cancellation etc Regulations 2014 E

01/09/2014 Building regulations Part J amendments, regulations 2014 I

02/09/2014

Private rented sector minimum energy efficiency standard regulations (non- domestic) (England and Wales) - consultation on implementation of the 'Energy act 2011' provision for energy efficiency regulation of the non-

domestic private rented sector

02/09/2014 Control of explosives precursors etc, Northern Ireland Regulations 2014 NI

02/09/2014 Control of explosives precursors Regulations 2014 E/S/W

03/09/2014 Strategic environmental assessment - environmental report, Ireland Wales

Cooperation Programme W

04/09/2014 Towards zero waste - one Wales - one planet - agricultural waste call for

evidence W

05/09/2014 Examining the speed limit for HGVs over 7.5 tonnes on dual carriageway

roads

05/09/2014 Misuse of drugs, England, Wales and Scotland Amendment no 2, regulations

2014 E/S/W

08/09/2014 Managing our coastline - Wash East coastal management strategy for public

consultation E

08/09/2014 Land registry, Northern Ireland Fees, order 2014 NI

08/09/2014 Gas and electricity regulated providers, redress scheme Amendment, order

2014 E/S/W

09/09/2014 Renewables obligation closure Order 2014 E/S/W

09/09/2014 Proposals to reform fatal accident inquiries legislation S

11/09/2014 Code of practice for the 'Safety, health and welfare at work, chemical agents,

regulations 2001' (SI no 619 of 2001)2014 draft I

15/09/2014 European Communities, compulsory use of safety belts and child restraint

systems in motor vehicles Amendment, regulations 2014 I

15/09/2014 Housing, miscellaneous provisions Act 2014, commencement of certain

provisions, order 2014 I

15/09/2014

Consultation on proposals in relation to three health and safety approved codes of practice - (i) 'Management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 - approved code of practice'(ii) 'Design construction and installation of

gas service pipes' (iii) 'Rider - operated lift truck - operator training - approved code of practice and guidance, provision and use of Work equipment,

regulations, Northern Ireland, 1999' NI

15/09/2014 Proposals for the 'Genetically modified organisms, contained use, regulations,

Northern Ireland 2015' NI

15/09/2014 Enterprise and regulatory reform Act 2013, commencement no 7 and

amendment, order 2014 E

15/09/2014 Public bodies, marine management organisation, fees Order 2014

16/09/2014 Flood reinsurance scheme - regulations

16/09/2014 Dart Energy, West England, Limited E

17/09/2014 Housing, Wales Act 2014 W

17/09/2014 National care standards review S

18/09/2014 European Communities, control of organisms harmful to plants and plant

products Amendment, no 2, regulations 2014 I

19/09/2014 Food information, Wales Regulations 2014 W

19/09/2014 Food information, Northern Ireland Regulations 2014 NI

21/09/2014

Consultation on the implementation of directive 2013/30/EU on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending directive 2004/35/EC, and on

the review of offshore approved codes of practice and the updating of onshore UK oil and gas safety legislation to cover emerging energy technologies E/S/W

22/09/2014 Implementing the aviation EU emissions trading system regulation (421/2014)

in UK regulations

22/09/2014 Rules of Scottish land court Order 2014 S

24/09/2014 Childcare providers, information, advice and training Regulations 2014 E

24/09/2014 Thames Water Utilities Limited, Thames tideway tunnel Order 2014 E

26/09/2014 Technical consultation on planning

26/09/2014 Future EU initiative on no net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services EU

26/09/2014 Vehicle drivers, certificates of professional competence Amendment,

regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

29/09/2014 European Union, energy efficiency Regulations 2014 I

29/09/2014 Zero hours contracts NI

30/09/2014

Environmental protection waste and contaminated land, Northern Ireland, order 1997 - fit and proper person - consultation on amending the fit and

proper persons requirements of the waste management licensing regime - 'Waste management licensing, amendment no X, regulations, northern Ireland

2014' NI

30/09/2014 Consultation on draft approved code of practice (ACOP) - 'Safe work in

confined spaces - confined spaces regulations 1997' (L101) E/S/W

30/09/2014 Protection of seals, designation of haul-out sites, Scotland Order 2014 S

01/10/2014 Sea pollution, prevention of oil pollution Amendment, regulations 2014 I

01/10/2014 Water services No 2, act 2013, commemcement, no 2, order 2014 I

01/10/2014 Mobile homes, Wales Written statement, regulations 2014 W

01/10/2014 Mobile homes, pitch fees, prescribed form, Wales Regulations 2014 W

01/10/2014 Mobile homes, Wales Selling and gifting, regulations 2014 W

01/10/2014 Mobile homes, site rules, Wales Regulations 2014 W

01/10/2014 Plant health, Wales Amendment, no 3, order 2014 W

01/10/2014 Growth and infrastructure Act 2013, commencement no 6, order 2014 E/NI/S/W

01/10/2014 Town and country planning, development management procedure, England

Section 62A applications, amendment, order 2014 E

01/10/2014 Genetically modified organisms, contained use Regulations 2014 E/S/W

01/10/2014 Petroleum Consolidation, regulations 2014 E/S/W

01/10/2014 Acetylene safety, England and Wales and Scotland Regulations 2014 E/S/W

01/10/2014 Explosives Regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

01/10/2014 Human medicines Amendment, no 2, regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

01/10/2014 English coast, Isle of Wight Order 2014 E

01/10/2014 Home loss payments, prescribed amounts, England Regulations 2014 E

01/10/2014 Control of noise, code of practice, noise from audible intruder alarms, England

Revocation, order 2014 E

01/10/2014 Public service vehicles, operators' licences, fees Amendment, regulations

2014 E/S/W

01/10/2014 International carriage of dangerous goods by road, fees Amendment,

regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

01/10/2014 Road vehicles, registration and licensing Amendment, regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

01/10/2014 Forest law enforcement governance and trade Amendment, fees, regulations

2014 E/NI/S/W

01/10/2014 Redress schemes for lettings agency work and property management work,

requirement to belong to a scheme etc, England Order 2014 E

01/10/2014 Licensing, hearings Act 2003, amendment, regulations 2014 E/W

01/10/2014 Bathing water, England Amendment, regulations 2014 E

01/10/2014 Smoke control areas, authorised fuels, England No 2, regulations 2014 E

01/10/2014 Building Amendment, regulations 2014 E/W

01/10/2014 Infrastructure planning, applications, prescribed forms and procedure

Amendment, regulations 2014 E/W

01/10/2014 Plant health, England Amendment, no 2, order 2014 E

01/10/2014 Licensing, permitted temporary activities, notices Act 2003, amendment,

regulations 2014 E/W

01/10/2014 Smoke control areas, exempted fireplaces, England No 2, order 2014 E

01/10/2014 Equality, equal pay audits Act 2010,regulations 2014 E/S/W

01/10/2014 Food hygiene and official feed and food controls, Scotland Amendment

regulations 2014 S

01/10/2014 South Arran marine conservation Order 2014 S

02/10/2014 Clocaenog Forest wind farm Order 2014 W

02/10/2014 North Killingholme, generating station Order 2014

03/10/2014 Plant health, forestry, England and Scotland Amendment, order 2014 E/S

03/10/2014

New environmental enforcement framework - consultation on new enforcement measures for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and

the relevant offences order S

07/10/2014

Furniture and furnishings, fire, safety, regulations 1988 - consultation on proposed amendments to Schedule 5 - match test - part 1 and schedule 4 -

cigarette test

10/10/2014 Safety of sports grounds, designation Order 2014 E/W

13/10/2014 Consultation draft approved code of practice - L122 safety of pressure

systems E/S/W

14/10/2014 Consultation on draft approved code of practice (ACOP) - safe use of lifting

equipment (L113) E/S/W

14/10/2014 Power purchase agreement scheme Regulations 2014 E/S/W

15/10/2014 Draft regulatory impact analysis on the transposition of directive 2012/18/EC

('Seveso III') I

16/10/2014

Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) - proposal for identification of a substance of very high concern on basis of criteria set out in REACH article 57 - annex XV

report EU

16/10/2014

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) -proposal for identification of a substance of very high concern on basis of criteria set out in REACH article 57 - annex

XV report EU

16/10/2014 Cadmium fluoride - proposal for identification of a substance of very high concern on basis of criteria set out in REACH article 57 - annex XV report EU

16/10/2014 Cadmium sulphate - proposal for identification of a substance of very high concern on basis of criteria set out in REACH article 57 - annex XV report EU

16/10/2014 Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) - proposal for identification of a substance of very

high concern on basis of criteria set out in REACH article 57 - annex XV report EU

17/10/2014 UK transposition of new EU procurement directives - 'Public contracts

regulations 2015'

20/10/2014 Revised PACE code A - stop and search

20/10/2014 Level crossing, McConaghy’s, Northern Ireland Order 2014 NI

20/10/2014 Private crossings, signs and barriers, Northern Ireland Regulations 2014 NI

20/10/2014 Absolute ground for possession for anti-social behaviour, review procedure,

England Regulations 2014 E

20/10/2014 Single use carrier bags charge, Scotland Regulations 2014 S

20/10/2014 Single use carrier bags charge, Scotland Regulations 2014 S

23/10/2014 Electricity intensive industries - relief from the indirect costs of renewables -

consultation on eligibility

23/10/2014 Electricity intensive industries - relief from indirect costs of renewables -

consultation on eligibility. Produced with DECC

24/10/2014 Delivering sustainable drainage systems E

24/10/2014 Waste management licensing, Northern Ireland Amendment no 2, regulations

2014 NI

24/10/2014 Food hygiene rating, promotion of food hygiene ratings, Wales, regulations W

29/10/2014 Title conditions, Scotland Act 2003, rural housing bodies, amendment, no 2,

order 2014 S

30/10/2014 Reservoirs, Scotland, act 2011 : consultation : registration, charging, risk

designation and associated aspects

30/10/2014 Pollution prevention and control, Scotland Regulations - draft 2014 S

31/10/2014 Road traffic, fixed penalty, Northern Ireland Amendment, order 2014 NI

31/10/2014 Road traffic, fixed penalty, Northern Ireland Offences, amendment, order 2014 NI

31/10/2014 Road traffic, financial penalty deposit, appropriate amount, Northern Ireland

Amendment, order 2014 NI

31/10/2014 Road traffic, financial penalty deposit, Northern Ireland Amendment, order

2014 NI

31/10/2014 Motor vehicles, driving licences Amendment, no 2, regulations 2014 E/S/W

31/10/2014 Road vehicles, registration and licensing Amendment, no 2, regulations 2014 E/NI/S/W

01/11/2014 Private security, licensing and standards Event security 2014 I

01/11/2014 Private security services Act 2004, commencement, order 2014 I

01/11/2014 South West Water Authority Dissolution, order 2014 E

01/11/2014 Town and country planning, fees for applications and deemed applications,

Scotland Amendment regulations 2014 S

01/11/2014 Private security services Act 2004, commencement, order 2014 I

03/11/2014 Zero hours employment contracts - banning exclusivity clauses - tackling

avoidance

03/11/2014 Smoke control areas, authorised fuels, Northern Ireland Amendment,

regulations 2014 NI

05/11/2014 Implentation of the amended batteries directive 2013/56/EU

06/11/2014 Implementing the emissions performance standard - further interpretation and

monitoring and enforcement arrangements in England and Wales E/W

07/11/2014 Background document to public consulation on policy options to optimise

water reuse in EU EU

10/11/2014 Community energy policy statement - draft for public consultation S

10/11/2014 Town and country planning, control of advertisements, Scotland Amendment,

no 2, regulations 2014 S

10/11/2014

Developing the Welsh national marine plan - draft scope, draft vision and related objectives including questions on the draft scope for the sustainability

appraisal W

13/11/2014 Sulphur content of liquid fuels, Scotland Regulations 2014 S

14/11/2014 Ratification by the EU of the Minamata convention on mercury

20/11/2014 Consultation on our charges from 2015

30/11/2014

Draft background document for 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-8-branched alkyl esters, C7-rich - document developed in the context of ECHA's

sixth recommendation for the inclusion of substances in annex XIV EU

30/11/2014

Draft background document for disodium tetraborate, anhydrous - document developed in the context of ECHA's sixth recommendation for the inclusion of

substances in annex XIV EU

30/11/2014

Draft background document for acetic acid, lead salt, basic - document developed in the context of ECHA's sixth recommendation for the inclusion of

substances in annex XIV EU

30/11/2014

Draft background document for 1-bromopropane - document developed in the context of ECHA's sixth recommendation for the inclusion of substances in

annex XIV EU

30/11/2014

Draft background document for 4-nonylphenol, branched and linear, ethoxylated (4-NPnEO)- document developed in the context of ECHA's sixth

recommendation for the inclusion of substances in annex XIV EU

30/11/2014

Draft background document for bis-(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate (DMEP) - document developed in the context of ECHA's sixth recommendation for the

inclusion of substances in annex XIV EU

30/11/2014

Draft background document for tetralead trioxide sulphate - document developed in the context of ECHA's sixth recommendation for the inclusion of

substances in annex XIV EU

30/11/2014

Draft background document for 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, dipentylester, branched and linear - document developed in the context of ECHA's sixth

recommendation for the inclusion of substances in annex XIV EU

03/12/2014 Consultation on the nature recovery plan for Wales

08/12/2014 Land register rules etc, Scotland Regulations S

08/12/2014 Land register of Scotland, rate of interest on compensation Regulations 2014 S

08/12/2014 Land registration etc, Scotland Act 2012, incidental, consequential and

transitional, order 2014 S

01/01/2015 Requirements for school food Regulations 2014 E

01/01/2015 Building regulations Part K amendment, regulations 2014 I

01/01/2015 Bathing waters, Scotland Regulations 2008 S

19/01/2015 Carrier bags, Northern Ireland Act 2014 NI

02/03/2015 Drug driving, specified limits, England and Wales Regulations - draft 2014 E/W

24/03/2015 Quality of bathing water, Northern Ireland Regulations 2008 NI

01/04/2015 Planning, Northern Ireland General development procedure, order - draft 2015 NI

01/04/2015 Planning, Northern Ireland Listed buildings, regulations - draft 2015 NI

06/04/2015 Flood reinsurance scheme administrator designation Regulations 2015 E/NI/S/W

06/04/2015 Flood reinsurance scheme designation Regulations 2015

06/04/2015 Legislative reform, entertainment licensing Order - draft 2014 E/W

06/04/2015 Tobacco advertising and promotion, specialist tobacconists, Wales

Regulations 2012 W

01/06/2015 Control of major accident hazards Regulations - draft 2015

19/07/2015 Environmental damage, prevention and remediation Amendment, regulations -

draft 2015 E

01/10/2015 Batteries and accumulators, placing on the market Amendment, regulations -

draft 2015

01/10/2015 Building, Scotland Amendment regulations 2014 S

01/01/2016 Road traffic, construction, equipment and use of vehicles Amendment,

regulations 2014 I

01/01/2016 Road traffic, lighting of vehicles Amendment, regulations 2014 I

01/01/2016 Road traffic Construction and use of vehicles, amendment, no 2, regulations,

weights and coupling 2014 I

TBC Housing Amendment, act 2013 I

TBC Reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels - codification EU

TBC Site waste management plans, Wales Regulations 2013 W

TBC Food hygiene rating, Wales Promotion of food hygiene rating, regulations -

draft 2014 W

TBC Licensing of pavement cafes, Northern Ireland Act 2014 NI

TBC Local government, Northern Ireland Act 2014 NI

TBC Planning, Northern Ireland Statement of community involvement, regulations -

draft 2015 NI

TBC Planning, Northern Ireland Development management, regulations - draft

2015 NI

TBC Planning, Northern Ireland General regulations - draft 2015 NI

TBC

Authorising member states to adopt certain derogations pursuant to directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inland

transport of dangerous goods. 4 Apr 12 EU

TBC Transfrontier shipment of waste Amendment, regulations 2013 E/NI/S/W

TBC Renewables obligation Order - draft 2014 E/W

TBC Contracts for difference, allocation Regulations 2014

TBC Contracts for difference, supplier obligation Regulations 2014 E/S/W

TBC Electricity capacity, payment Regulations 2014

TBC London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2013 E

TBC Health and social care, regulated activities Act 2008, regulations - draft 2014 E

TBC Meat products, England Regulations - draft 2014 E

TBC Renewables obligation Amendment, order - draft 2014 E/W

TBC Access to the countryside, coastal margin., Durham, Hartlepool and

Sunderland Order 2014 E

TBC Traffic signs Regulations and general directions 2015

TBC Merchant shipping, prevention of air pollution from ships , and motor fuel ,

composition and content Amendment, regulations - draft 2014 E/NI/S/W

TBC Transfer of tribunal functions, mobile homes Act 2013 and miscellaneous

amendments, order 2014

TBC Transfer of tribunal functions, mobile homes Act 2013 and miscellaneous

amendments, order 2014

TBC Gangmasters, licensing authority Regulations - draft 2014 E/NI/S/W

TBC Gangmasters, licensing authority Regulations - draft 2014 E/NI/S/W

TBC Green deal, qualifying energy improvements Amendment, order - draft 2014 E/NI/S/W

TBC Local government, transparency, descriptions of information, England Order

2014 E

TBC Health and social care, regulated activities Act 2008, regulations - draft 2014 E

TBC Misuse of drugs Act 1971, amendment, no 2, order 2014 E/NI/S/W

TBC Flood reinsurance scheme funding and administration Regulations 2015

TBC Electricity and gas, energy companies obligation Amendment, no 2, order -

draft 2014 E/S/W

TBC Fuel poverty, England Regulations - draft 2014 E

TBC Water industry, specified infrastructure projects, English undertakers

Amendment, regulations - draft 2014 E/W

TBC Greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme Amendment, regulations 2014

TBC Electricity supplier obligations Amendment and excluded electricity,

regulations 2015

TBC Regulatory reform, Scotland Act 2014 S

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