YPO 001164 - Legal services for WPS

Including but not limited to; • All aspects of childcare matters arising from but not limited to the: - Children Act 1989 - Adoption and Children Act 2002 - Children Act 2004 - Children and Adoption Act 2006 - Care Act 2014 - Children and Social Work Act 2017 • Deprivation of Liberty Claims • Fostering • Judicial Review • Public Interest Immunity

Including but not limited to; • Adult Social Care Finance • All aspects of Court of Protection proceedings including but not limited to: - Appointment of Deputies - Medical Treatment Decisions - Registration of Powers of Attorney - Safeguarding Responsibilities of Local Authorities • Care Act 2014 • Deprivation of Liberty • Judicial Review • Mental Capacity Act 2005 • Mental Health Law including but not limited to: - Admission of Expert Testimony or Other Psychiatric Evidence in Court - Criminal Law - Education Law - Employment Law - Housing Law - Insurance Law - Involuntary Commitment and Guardianship Law - Right to Treatment • Medical Treatment including but not limited to: - End of Life Care and Funding - Informed Consent and Medical Malpractice • Public Interest Immunity • Social Services Law

Full range of Civil Litigious Work including but not limited to: • Alternative Dispute Resolution such as Arbitration and Mediation • Advocacy at all stages of each type of litigation including but not limited to; - Local Authority Prosecutions (such as car parking fines, education welfare, planning enforcement, highways, environmental and food standards). - Judicial Reviews of Council functions (not suitable for any other lots). - Work for West Yorkshire Trading Standards. - Local Authority Licensing - Debt Recovery and Local Taxation; Council Tax / NNDR recovery, fraud - Negligence - Housing: o Social Housing o Housing Nuisance o Trespass o Possession Claims and Advice o ASBO’s o Injunctions o Homelessness • Personal Injury Litigation for Customers (cases not dealt with directly by the insurers) • Appeals to the Magistrates Court and/or Crown Court against Decisions of the Authority (e.g. Building Act 1984, Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Public Health Act 1936) • Preparation of Witness Statements • Preparation of Evidence • Other Civil Litigation and ADR not suitable for any of the other Lots

Including but not limited to: • Acquisitions and Disposals - Freehold - Leasehold • Agricultural Tenancies • Landlord and Tenant - Residential - Commercial - Social Housing • Leases and Licences (including telecoms) • Property Litigation - Residential - Commercial • Right to Buy under the Housing Act 1985

Including but not limited to: • Charity Law and Social Enterprises • Commercial Contract Claims against and by the Council • Competition Law • Construction Law • Consumer Law • Corporate Company Law and Insolvency Law • Domestic and EU Public Procurement, Tendering for Goods, Works and Services • E-commerce • Full procurement support including the drafting of specifications, contracts and associated advice and documentation • Local Authority Companies • Insolvency Law • Intellectual Property Rights • IT Contracts • Subsidy Control and Competition Law • Taxation and VAT • Any Associated Litigation/ADR as instructed (excepting such work arising from PFI/PPP work, for which see Lot 7 below).

Including but not limited to: • Advice under the Building Act 1984 • Community Infrastructure Levy • Compulsory Purchase • Energy, including Natural Resources and Climate Change • Enforcement Notices • Environmental Impact Assessment Development • General Highway Law • General Planning Law including Advice on and Drafting of S106 Planning Obligations • Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas • Local Development Framework • Orders and Agreements • Preparation of Proofs, Advice and Advocacy on behalf of the Council at Public Inquiries • Public Rights of Way • Statements of Reasons under Highways and Housing CPOs. • Village Greens and Common Land • Waste, Recycling and Minerals

Including but not limited to: • Advice on all stages of these major transactions (including those elements listed in Lot 5) - Closed PFI’s. - Major Commercial Property-based Projects including Social Housing - Major Outsourcing / Insourcing of Services - Partnerships / Joint Ventures. - PPP/PFI and Major Regeneration Projects - Renewable, District and other major Energy Schemes - Associated UK/EU Public Procurement • Assisting Negotiating Heads of Terms • Structure and Financing • Drafting of Documents • Post Completion Issues that may arise • Any Associated Litigation/ADR as instructed

Including but not limited to: • Advice and representation on these areas of law: - Corporate Governance - Constitutional advice - Data Protection and Freedom of Information Law - Immigration Law - Licensing Law - Local Government Election Law and Election Court - Local Government Law and Procedure including Local authority Finance, Education and Housing (where not covered within other lots) - Member Codes of Conduct and Standards - Standards Investigations • Attendance at Full Council and Cabinet and Committees where required • Input into Cabinet/Committee Reports • Any other services required to support the Council’s Statutory Monitoring Officer’s role

Advice on all issues arising from the full range of Employment Law issues, including but not limited to: • Work for Schools, Representation at Employment Tribunals and Settlements • Equal Pay • Discrimination Law • Equal Opportunities • TUPE • Recruitment and Redundancies • Pensions, including the Local Government Pension Scheme • Health & Safety • Organisational Change / Management Restructuring and Redundancies • Trade Union Law Disputes and Industrial Actions • Whistleblowing matters • Pay and Conditions Negotiations • Complex Employment Contracts including Insourcing and Outsourcing • Any associated Litigation/ADR as instructed

Including but not limited to: Legal work associated with the Council’s Public Health functions under the Health & Social Care Act 2012 which is not suited to call-off under any of the other Lots.

Including but not limited to training on the following topics: • Introduction to the Procurement Act • What the new regulations are and what impact they may have for that Contracting Authority • New flexible procurement; how this will work and what benefits this may have for a Contracting Authority • Challenges under the new regime • A guide to Notices • The differences between Dynamic Marketplaces and Frameworks • Effective and lawful evaluation and debriefing bidders • Contract modifications

Including but not limited to training on the following topics: • Legal training for non-legal professionals e.g. procurement, hiring managers • Deep dive training for any topics from lots 1 – 10 (to which you are appointed) e.g. on IPR law, health and safety • Updates following case law • Public sector legal updates, e.g. PPNs • Any other ad hoc requests by Contracting Authorities

Including but not limited to training on the following topics: • Introduction to the Procurement Act • What the new regulations are and how it will influence how they do business with the public sector • The new more flexible procurement procedures and changes to framework agreements • The differences between Dynamic Marketplaces and Frameworks • Challenges under the new regime • How to prepare / adapt to the new regime