The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement 2012 addresses the Government's review of PFI and we welcome the Government’s support for infrastructure projects as a means to reinvigorate our public services and infrastructure while creating jobs and driving economic recovery in the UK. In this article we examine a number of questions which naturally arise from the PF2 proposals.
We are holding a PF2 workshop on 17 January 2013 which will discuss these issues in greater detail.
This Update contains brief details of recent Government publications, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in health and social care work, which have been published in the last month.
The Chancellor has announced that the Government will guarantee infrastructure scheme which have stalled because of financing problems. However, given the tight eligibility criteria and with no promise of new money, it is not clear how many projects will actually be able to benefit from this new scheme.
This Update contains brief details of recent Government publications, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in health and social care work, which have been published in the last month.
The unfolding news story regarding the attempt by Barclays to manipulate the LIBOR could have far reaching consequences for registered providers. Any loans borrowed, between 2005 and 2009 and linked to LIBOR, should be reviewed if the FSA discover that LIBOR was artificially changed by Barclays and a number of other banks under investigation. We now await the outcome of the FSA’s investigations into the other banks on the LIBOR panel.
This Update contains brief details of recent Government publications, legislation, cases and other developments relevant to those involved in health and social care work, which have been published in the last month.