Common use of Future Considerations Clause in Contracts

Future Considerations. National consultations on a variety of community safety related topics may lead to future changes in legislation or statutory guidance. The Government consulted on a Victims Bill which aimed to build on the foundations provided by the Victims Code to improve victims’ experiences within the criminal justice system, this is currently progressing through parliament as the Victims and Prisoners Bill. Some of the areas being looked at include community based support services and advocacy support. The Government also announced it will be introducing new legislation as a result of terror attacks in public spaces, such as happened at the Manchester Arena and other smaller scale attacks; with the aim to consider security measures at publicly accessible locations. The new Protect Duty, known as ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s Law will place a requirement on those responsible for certain locations to consider the threat from terrorism and implement appropriate and proportionate mitigation measures. The Criminal ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (as mentioned in section 3.6) will strengthen the powers available to the police and other agencies to tackle anti-social behaviour as well as strengthening the accountability of community safety partnerships in relation to ASB. In addition the bill will include a range of measures relating to tougher action on knife crime and drugs, new offences to help tackle violence against women and girls, new powers to tackle serious and organised crime, etc. In December 2023, the Government released ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023’ – a guide to multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children, replacing the 2018 edition. The statutory guidance applies to all organisations and agencies who have functions relating to children, and sets out key roles for organisations and agencies to deliver effective arrangements for help, support, safeguarding and protection. Advances in technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) are also worthy of note for future consideration as an emerging and developing issue which has the potential to impact many areas of our lives both positively and negatively. Partnership Changes and Challenges