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Consultancy Today briefing: Wednesday 28 October 2026
Five stories from the last 24 hours and one date for the week ahead.
Stories from the last 24 hours
HM Land Registry consults on free title data for public bodies and wider ownership datasets
HM Land Registry, MHCLG and Defra have opened an eight-week consultation on new ownership datasets, free access for public bodies and researchers, and powers to restrict access where there is evidence of a significant risk of harm.
DESNZ publishes working-day timetable for Post-Consent Unit on nuclear and grid DCOs
Guidance published on 27 October sets validation and consultation periods for discharging requirements on nuclear and electricity transmission development consent orders, with no fee currently payable and fees intended from 2027-28.
Core Five confirms St Giles Quarter main contract executed with Bovis in Bloomsbury
The cost consultant, acting for Simten on 44 homes within the Bloomsbury mixed-use scheme, says the main contract was procured with Bovis through a negotiated open-book route, with the contractor targeting completion in June 2029.
Potter Raper names former trainee Mike Newman head of Clerk of Works
The employee-owned consultancy said Mike Newman, who joined its Beckenham office as an entry-level trainee in October 2017 after working as a High Court Bailiff, now leads its Clerk of Works team.
ACE appoints WSP's Kirsten Oliver to chair new Energy Group
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering has set up an Energy Group for member firms and named WSP's Dr Kirsten Oliver to lead it, months after it appointed a new chief executive and chair.
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Published on weekday mornings. Every item comes from a story Consultancy Today has already published and checked against its sources, from dates organisers have published, or from our data trackers. See the events and awards calendar, or get the week's stories by email with the weekly newsletter.