Monthly Archive: June 2016
EU Referendum: The Reaction
The Decision The majority decision of the UK voting public is to leave the EU. The reactions across the board have been somewhere in the range volatile to explosive; the Labour Party Shadow Cabinet coming in at the latter end … Read more…
DTM Legal Race the Dragon for Zoë’s Place
On Sunday 19th June 2016, DTM took to the muddy banks of the River Dee to take part in the Chester Dragon Boat Race for the second year running. Team DeTerMination competed against seventeen other teams in the annual Dragon … Read more…
Brexit: Should We Stay or Should We Go?
The Brexit debate has been part of our regular media diet since the EU Referendum formed part of the Conservative party’s general election manifesto and with the big day around the corner many voters remain uncertain as to the pros … Read more…
Retention: Is there any point?
Retention is an agreed proportion of money (usually 3 – 5%) due under a construction contract which is withheld to encourage the contractor to successfully complete works and to safeguard against any defects. Often Retention is not paid to the … Read more…
Academy Conversion: How To Run An Effective Procurement Process
The fifth blog in our series looking at conversion to Academy status considers obtaining maximum value for money in the procurement of goods and services As part of the daily working life an Academy will enter into a wide range of … Read more…
Supply Chain Risk and Compliance with the Modern Slavery Act
In our first blog we advised that under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“the Act”) any ‘commercial organisation’ with a total turnover of £36 million or more and which supplies goods or services and carries on a business or part … Read more…
