From 1 September 2026 the DBS supervision exemption for regulated activity with children ends. What cultural organisations should check before the autumn.
Acas has published a draft new Code of Practice on discipline and grievance. What the changes mean for cultural organisations and their mixed workforce.
From 5 August 2026, a new statutory Code of Practice from the Equality and Human Rights Commission updates their guidance on single-sex toilets, changing facilities, membership schemes and events in cultural spaces.
The UK’s data protection landscape is undergoing another change! All organisations acting as data controllers are legally required to maintain and follow a publicly accessible process for handling data protection complaints from 19 June 2026. New data rules can feel...
For too long, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) have been treated as an optional extra at the end of a board meeting. But as a solicitor working within the cultural sector, I see it differently. EDI is not a matter of aesthetics; it is a fundamental pillar of...
Organisations face a new challenge: the perfectly phrased, highly legalistic, and often voluminous AI-generated complaint. Tools like ChatGPT have democratised drafting formal grievances. While this can help individuals articulate genuine concerns, it also allows for...
Intro From 27 November 2025, significant reforms to the rules on ex gratia payments (now referred to as “moral payments” under Charity Commission guidance) take effect for charities in England and Wales under Sections 15 and 16 of the Charities Act 2022. The Charity...
The Supreme Court's Interpretation: Biological Sex as the Definition of "Sex" The Supreme Court unanimously held that, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, the words "sex", "woman", and "man" refer to biological sex. The court's reasoning was rooted in statutory...