The second reading of the bill proposed by Peter Aldous MP to protect retentions money has been delayed for a third time. The Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill 2017-19 Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill...
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Network Rail is leading a change in public sector procurement by banning cash retentions and...
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Build UK, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association and the Construction Products Association...
Read MoreThe second reading of the Aldous Bill, which aims to ring fence retentions in construction that was scheduled to be put before MPs today, has been postponed in order to give more time to secure the support of government. Peter...
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Political support for holding cash retentions in trust has soared, with more than 100 MPs already...
Read MoreProposed parliamentary legislation designed to dramatically reform the controversial practice of payment retentions in the construction industry has been formally unveiled at a House of Commons briefing. The Bill, which is being...
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The Labour Front Bench Business Team has referred to the abuse linked to the practice of cash...
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The UK construction industry’s financial crisis- with some large contractors in severe financial...
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Research into the practice of cash retentions in the construction industry has found that an...
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MPs have urged the Government to reveal how they are going to deal with cash retentions, an issue...
Read MoreAn analysis of the accounts of the UK’s top 12 construction companies has revealed that the nine which published separate figures for retentions are owed more than £800m, indicating that the 12 together are owed over £1 billion...
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One of the themes in the Enterprise Bill relates to payment practices with the small business...
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