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Nationwide Investigation into the Safety of Children’s Fancy Dress Costumes?

September 30, 2015

Trading Standards to perform spot checks on children’s fancy dress costumes for sale across the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and British Standards [...]

ISO 9001:2015 Published!

September 23, 2015

The much awaited international standard for quality management has been published today (23rd September 2015) and is available for download from approved sources. [...]

Plastic Bag Charges Apply in England from 5th October 2015

September 21, 2015

5p Charge for Plastic Bags in England. Follows Wales and Scotland. Effective 5th October 2015. Exemptions for uncooked fish/meat, unwrapped seeds/flowers and knives. Original [...]

ISO 14001:2015 Published!

September 16, 2015

The international standard for environmental management has been published (15th September 2015) and organisations are beginning to update their certificates. Be one [...]

ICO New Role Under Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015

July 27, 2015

Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 come in to force 25th July 2015. Require public sector bodies to make information available for re-use. Follows [...]

Unlimited fines for serious offences inc H&S and Environmental

March 19, 2015

Summary Effective 12 March 2015. Legislation removes the £5,000 cap. Magistrates now have power to issue unlimited fines. Can include Health & Safety or Environmental [...]

HGV speed limit increase from 6 April 2015

March 19, 2015

Summary From 6 April 2015. England & Wales ONLY. Speed Limits for HGVs over 7.5 tonnes increased. Single carriageway will increase from 40mph to 50mph. Dual carriageways [...]

New food allergen rules for consumers

December 16, 2014

Summary New Food Labelling Rules. Effective 13th December 2014. Applicable to Restaurants and Takeaways. Original Author: Food Standards Agency Original [...]

Revisions to wildlife licences effective from 1 January 2015

December 9, 2014

Summary Effective 01/01/15 Consistent format. Clearer explanatory notes. Original Author: Natural England Original [...]