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Chancellor Announces New 'Job Support Scheme' to Follow Furlough

Friday, 11 September 2020

The Government's new 'Job Support Scheme' (New Scheme) will be the successor to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) when it closes on 31 October 2020.

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Loan/Grant Programme for Charities and Social Enterprises Extended to 13 November

Friday, 11 September 2020

Chancellor Sunak has extended the deadline for applications to the working capital loan/grant programme specifically aimed at charities and social enterprises from 30 September to 13 November at 5pm.

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Getting Back to Work - Charities and COVID-Safe Offices

Friday, 11 September 2020

Responding, surviving, adapting, strengthening - charities have been on a difficult (and for some, desperate) journey in the last few months and now face the next stage.

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How Should Charity Property Be Registered at the Land Registry?

Friday, 11 September 2020

Where Land Registry titles for charities are incorrectly registered in the names of retired, or even deceased trustees, additional work is required to rectify the situation. How can you avoid the headache - and costs - of fixing them?

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'Founder Syndrome', Faith Charities, and Challenging Charity Commission Decisions

Friday, 11 September 2020

There were over 8000 applications to the Charity Commission to register new charities in 2019-2020. Behind each of those applications are the trustees and founders whose vision and hard work bring these new endeavours into being.

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10 Practical Steps to Streamline Your Charity's Governance

Friday, 11 September 2020

As some of us return to offices and other workplaces after the third lockdown, many charities are responding to calls that they 'build back better'.

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Key Data Protection Issues For Charities to Consider Post-Lockdown

Friday, 11 September 2020

We look at some of the data protection points charities should be considering as they return after the summer.

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Tuition Fee Refunds - Students, Contracts and Consumer Rights in a Time of Coronavirus

Thursday, 10 September 2020

Back in March, a petition was created calling for tuition fee refunds for all students in higher education whose studies were disrupted first by strike action and then by the pandemic.

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Points-Based Immigration System - What’s in Store For Universities?

Thursday, 10 September 2020

On 13 July 2020, the Government published the prosaically titled 'UK points-based immigration system: further details statement'. What impact does this have on university students and staff?

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What Do Universities Think About The New Points-Based Immigration System?

Thursday, 10 September 2020

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State Aid - New Horizons

Thursday, 10 September 2020

State aid has become one of the tensions in the UK-EU negotiations regarding a new deal. How it plays out will have important implications for the HE sector which relies heavily on grant funding for research and innovation projects.

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Should Higher Education Institutions Ask Staff and Students to Wear Face Coverings?

Thursday, 10 September 2020

Face coverings must be used in certain circumstances or areas, public transport, when visiting hospitals and in shops, to conform to the current Government advice and regulations.

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Cyber Security Alert - Data Protection Update

Thursday, 10 September 2020

The NCSC has issued an alert to the academic sector following a spate of online attacks against UK schools, colleges and universities.

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Reopening buildings and campuses: updated government guidance

Thursday, 10 September 2020

With students returning to campus, the Government has recently updated its reopening buildings and campuses guidance.

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Positive Change and Innovative Working Practices Following Lockdown

Thursday, 10 September 2020

Whilst the lockdown has posed many challenges for working practices, we consider the positive outcomes of increased flexible working patterns and those working from home.