Councils, NHS trusts, and other publicly funded bodies will be prevented from boycotting Israeli goods under new government procurement guidelines. The regulations will prevent any public authority from imposing a boycott on a country signed up to Leicester city council government procurement agreement. Penalties for contravening the guidance could be severe. A separate move by the government wants to stop publicly funded organisations boycotting companies they consider unethical by divesting from pension investments in sectors such as fossil fuels or arms.
Councils, NHS trusts, and other publicly funded bodies will be prevented from boycotting Israeli goods under new government procurement guidelines. The regulations will prevent any public authority from imposing a boycott on a country signed up to the World Trade Organisation government procurement agreement. Penalties for contravening the guidance could be severe. A separate move by the government wants to stop publicly funded organisations boycotting companies they consider unethical by divesting from pension investments in sectors such as fossil fuels or arms.