Is Your Consumer Protection Scheme Worth Paying For?
QANW the record straight around consumer protections schemes and explains what contractors need to check when they are looking for policies. The world of consumer protection isn’t always clear, especially if you start looking into the small print and disclaimers….
Covid-19: Step-by-step plan announced to ease restrictions in England
The Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, announced to Parliament on Monday 22 February, the government’s roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions in England. It published a four-step roadmap to ease restrictions across England and provide a route back…
ICO – New data sharing code of practice published
The Information Commissioner’s Officer has produce a new Data Sharing Code of Practice, which provides clear guidance for organisations and businesses on how to share data lawfully. In summary, this is a statutory code of practice prepared under section 121…
New UK IPO trademark classes service now available
The new service can help search for the goods and services needed when applying to register a UK trademark. When applying to register a UK trademark, you may use the UK classification system to specify the goods and/or services you…
Government announces NEW £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund
The £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund, offers support to help small businesses adjust to new customs procedures, rules of origin, and VAT rules when trading with the EU. SMEs who trade only with the EU, and are therefore new…
Business Regulation Survey
The Better Regulation Executive would like to invite small businesses to take part in a short research session to share what businesses are struggling with when trying to implement business regulations. You’ll receive an incentive for taking part. If you’d…
BEIS Research Study for Small businesses in the Food Retail Sector
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are looking for people who work in or own a small business in the UK food retail sector to participate in a research study about business regulations and compliance. We are looking…
Guidance: Do you move goods to Northern Ireland?
This year, as we mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, we need no reminder about its integral place within our United Kingdom. Our trade deal with the EU and the additional agreement known as the Northern Ireland Protocol has safeguarded…
Sustainability Agreements: CMA Issues Information for Businesses
The CMA has issued information to help businesses achieve environmental sustainability goals whilst staying on the right side of competition law. One of the ways in which businesses are striving to meet climate change targets or other environmental objectives is…
Protecting Investments in Housing Stock
How do you protect the investments made in upgrading and renovating your housing stock? With ever tightening budgets, Housing Associations and Local Authorities need to find the best value products and services to modernise and improve the security and energy…
What’s the membership impact of Covid-19 on Trade Associations?
Our guest writer Gordon Glenister, CEO of Membership World writes the third in our series of four articles with his insights from his Covid-19 Impact Report on trade associations. As part of my 2020 membership impact report I spoke to…
Announcement from the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education
The Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education has announced that it will move to a new simplified EQA system following a public consultation late last year. The changes will see EQA delivered by Ofqual or, for integrated degree apprenticeships, the…
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