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# Richard Melis

## Posts by Richard Melis

### [Law versus Code: What’s the difference?](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/law-versus-code-whats-the-difference)

It’s the kettle round again. Someone walks the school, tests the appliances, applies the labels and writes it all down.

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by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis)

 5 min read

 6 Oct 2026, 17:34:30

[![Calendar](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/pattest.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/law-versus-code-whats-the-difference)

[Compliance](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/compliance) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust)

[School](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school) [Free Expert Advice](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/free-expert-advice) [School Compliance Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-compliance-software) [Safety](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/safety) [Health and Safety](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/health-and-safety) [Legionella](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/legionella) [Site Manager](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/site-manager)

### [Good news: one fewer return](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/good-news-one-fewer-return)

Some people mark the arrival of autumn by the leaves changing colour. Academy trusts have traditionally had LBCT.

[Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/good-news-one-fewer-return)

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by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis)

 4 min read

 30 Sept 2026, 09:38:19

[![LBCT is paused](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/pause.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/good-news-one-fewer-return)

[Compliance](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/compliance) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust)

[Software as a Service](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/software-as-a-service) [Strategic](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/strategic) [School](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school) [School Compliance Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-compliance-software) [School Premises Management Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-premises-management-software)

### [Platform Tour: Compliance and estate management, actually under control](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/platform-tour-compliance-and-estate-management-actually-under-control)

A guided tour of Statlog - no login, no fluff, just the parts people ask about most. In half an hour, see how Statlog br …

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by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis)

 1 min read

 29 Sept 2026, 16:59:35

[![webinar](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/webinar.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/platform-tour-compliance-and-estate-management-actually-under-control)

[Compliance](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/compliance) [Multi-Academy trust](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/multi-academy-trust)

[Software as a Service](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/software-as-a-service) [Strategic](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/strategic) [School](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school) [School Compliance Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-compliance-software) [School Premises Management Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-premises-management-software)

### [You Can Hand Over the Keys. Can You Hand Over the Responsibility?](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/you-can-hand-over-the-keys.-can-you-hand-over-the-responsibility)

Every Tuesday evening, a youth football club hires the school pitch.

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by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis)

 4 min read

 22 Sept 2026, 17:14:22

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### [CDC2 is over. Your survey obligation is not new](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/cdc2-is-over.-your-survey-obligation-is-not-new)

Between 2021 and July 2025, DfE-commissioned surveying teams visited government-funded schools across England, visually …

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by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis)

 6 min read

 14 Sept 2026, 13:59:44

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### [The SEMS Annual Return Opens This Month — Download Your Free Guide](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/the-sems-return-opens-this-month)

If you follow this newsletter, you already know what the School Estate Management Standards annual return is — we've cov …

[Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/the-sems-return-opens-this-month)

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by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis)

 3 min read

 8 Sept 2026, 18:49:00

[![Download the SEMS guide](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/download-1.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/the-sems-return-opens-this-month)

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### [Allergy safety is law this term. Here's the two-list version.](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/allergy-safety-is-law-this-term.-heres-the-two-list-version)

As you know, this term brought the change the sector has been working towards since 2021. The measures widely known as B …

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by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis)

 3 min read

 4 Sept 2026, 11:06:14

[![EPI PEN Jr](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/Untitled.jpg)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/allergy-safety-is-law-this-term.-heres-the-two-list-version)

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### [Before the Gates Open: 10 Checks Worth Making This Week](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/before-the-gates-open-10-checks-worth-making-this-week)

Most site teams will already have the routine jobs covered. The more useful question this week is: what can go wrong whe …

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by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis)

 3 min read

 31 Aug 2026, 19:25:03

[![clipboard checking](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/Untitled%203-2.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/before-the-gates-open-10-checks-worth-making-this-week)

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[Strategic](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/strategic) [Competency](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/competency) [School](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school) [Site Team](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/site-team) [School Premises Management Software](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/school-premises-management-software) [Health and Safety](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/health-and-safety) [Caretaker](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/caretaker) [Summer Break](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/tag/summer-break)

### [Your trust has to explain how the money moves. Estates might be the awkward bit.](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/your-trust-has-to-explain-how-the-money-moves.-estates-might-be-the-awkward-bit)

From 1 October 2026, every multi-academy trust in England has to publish a new summary statement of its financial arrang …

[Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/your-trust-has-to-explain-how-the-money-moves.-estates-might-be-the-awkward-bit)

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by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis)

 6 min read

 26 Aug 2026, 11:19:05

[![Corridor](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/building.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/your-trust-has-to-explain-how-the-money-moves.-estates-might-be-the-awkward-bit)

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### [Podcast: 31 deaths from falls 2025/26 | are your work at height procedures adequate?](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/podcast-31-deaths-from-falls-2025/26-are-your-work-at-height-procedures-adequate)

This week’s Let’s Talk Premises asks:

[Read Story](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/podcast-31-deaths-from-falls-2025/26-are-your-work-at-height-procedures-adequate)

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by Richard Melis [Richard Melis](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/author/richard-melis)

 1 min read

 12 Aug 2026, 07:59:59

[![Podcast](https://statlog.co.uk/hubfs/pod.png)](https://statlog.co.uk/statlog-news-insights/podcast-31-deaths-from-falls-2025/26-are-your-work-at-height-procedures-adequate)

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