Tag: confirms
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Solar panels will be part of Future Homes Standard, government confirms
The UK government has confirmed that the Future Homes Standard will be published this autumn, making it clear that new homes will require solar panels as standard. The announcement forms part of the government’s wider Plan for Change, aimed at improving energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions, and lowering energy bills for future homeowners. While many…
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HS2 confirms probe into allegations of inflated labour rates
HS2 has confirmed it launched an investigation earlier in the year into allegations of overinflated rates by two of its labour suppliers. The investigation followed allegations by a whistleblower that a company had been declaring self-employed workers as PAYE (pay as you earn) staff and charging an inflated rate for them, the i Paper first…
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Grenfell Tower to be taken down, government confirms
“Taking the engineering advice into account, the deputy prime minister concluded that it would not be fair to keep some floors of the building that are significant to some families, whilst not being able to do so for others and knowing that, for some, this would be deeply upsetting,” said the government in its update…