Mitie has been awarded a six-year contract with the Home Office to run the new Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC). Mitie will oversee the everyday running of the IRC from custody and detention to welfare services, whilst preparations are made ...

The ongoing lack of a government-backed guaranteed price for selling back surplus clean power to the UK energy grid is discouraging businesses, property firms and commercial landlords from installing solar PV systems at their properties and holding back the expansion ...

A call for evidence has been issued by the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee for its short inquiry into the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). The inquiry will focus on reports of delays to approvals by the regulator for new high-rise ...

CIBSE has praised the Government’s Spending Review for its clear commitment to investing in the built environment, with significant funding allocated to housing, schools, the NHS estate and energy efficiency. According to the Institute, the announcements represent a pivotal opportunity ...

ESS, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has welcomed Richard Jones to its leadership team, joining joins ESS as Managing Director for its Government business. Jones will take responsibility for the strategic direction and service delivery across ESS Government ...

Entrepreneurs Dominic Ponniah and Malcolm Hills, the CEO of office and commercial cleaning company Cleanology and the MD of Think FM respectively, have co-authored an open letter to PM Sir Keir Starmer, Deputy PM Angela Rayner and Business and Trade ...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has called on the Government to ensure environmental health is a priority area as it reveals plans to offer more training for people aged 21 and under. The Government has revealed that 120,000 ...

Following a competitive tender process, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has awarded Sodexo’s Justice Services business a new 10-year contract to continue the management of HMP Forest Bank in Salford, Greater Manchester. The new contract award will see Sodexo continuing ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has selected Mitie to provide the largest security workforce within the Government estate, alongside building and operating a new bespoke 24/7 Security Control Centre. The Security Guarding contract is valued at £136 million ...

The government has accepted the findings in the full response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report and has set out its plans to act on all 58 recommendations, driving a sweeping transformation to enhance building and fire safety standards. ...