The Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance At the end of 2015, the Energy Efficiency Requirements set by the European Union were revised and have now been incorporated into Note 44 and the Combined Heat and Power Quality…
The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016. The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 are being implemented to ensure that the UK meets the EU regulations requirements. They are designed to implement directive 2014/32/EU, to create a uniform approach to the regulations on…
Amendments to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. Amendments have been made to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 which regulate specific areas of the communications sector of the UK, most specifically data protection and privacy. This…
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment No 3) Regulations 2016 Amendments have been made to extend the voluntary framework in Chapter 3A of the Income Tax (PAYE) Regulations. They allow employers to opt to collect income tax…
Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 22nd December 2016. Information Security EU Data Retention Ruling goes against UK Government EU judges said communications data could only be retained if it was used to fight serious crime. Managing…
The phrase “Circular Economy” has been drifting in the consciousness of the UK for some time, normally attributed to the trend in UpCycling and Reclaim projects. However, with new standard BS8001 now in the works Circular Economy is about to…
On the 1st of January 2017, the Detergents Regulations 2010 will be amended. This is due to changes in the EU Regulations regarding phosphates in dish washer detergents. The restriction of domestic laundry detergents came into force in June…
Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 16th December 2016. Information Security Yahoo Hack: 1 Billion Accounts Attacked Things got a lot worse for Yahoo and its users on Wednesday after the internet pioneer admitted a data breach in…
Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 9th December 2016. Information Security Social Media Giants to Share Anti-Terror Database Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and Google have joined forces to tackle terror propaganda online by creating a database of unique…
Here’s your Risk Digest for the Week Ending 2nd December 2016. Information Security National Lottery Accounts Hack Fears About 26,500 National Lottery accounts are feared to have been hacked, according to its operator Camelot. Terror Investigation Data Leaked Online…