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The Employment Rights Act 2025 (the Act) represents a significant change to the employment law landscape for Fire and Rescue Services across almost every area of the employee/employer relationship, whether in relation to protection against dismissal, family friendly rights or the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements. Industrial action is no exception, with some of the most significant changes impacting the relationship between Fire and Rescue Services and trade unions.  

GPs can encounter challenges as a result of important property documents not being kept in good order. Keeping your property documents consistently well managed will assist you in saving costs and avoiding future problems and potential pitfalls.

Rollout of the mandatory ID verification requirements for directors and people with significant control (PSCs) commenced on 18 November 2025. If you are a new or existing individual director or PSC, it is a legal requirement for you to verify your identity with Companies House.

GP practices across England continue to report receiving significant service charge bills from NHS Property Services (NHSPS) and Community Health Partnership (CHP), which they believe to be unreasonably high or unclear.

This article reviews considerations for GP practices and steps practices should take where service charges are being challenged. 

Amendments to tribunal procedure come into force on 2 March 2026, introducing summary reasons, tighter pleading requirements and clarification of appeal time limits.