Edwards: Organisations must do everything to look after personal data A family law firm that disclosed personal data about a woman and children to her rapist ex-partner has been highlighted in a warning over how data breaches are putting domestic…
26 September 2023 by Sarah Wray UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to water down key green measures ahead of next year’s general election has sparked renewed calls for greater public engagement. Experts fear that without an informed and engaged…
“Nissan will make the switch to full electric by 2030 in Europe. We believe it is the right thing to do for our business, our customers and for the planet,” said Nissan’s chief executive Makoto Uchida. The announcement comes despite…
The energy sector is a prime target for cyber-criminals. The energy industry ranked fourth, behind only manufacturing, financial and professional services, in terms of sectors hackers pursued the most last year. In fact, 2022 set an all-time high for the…
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday confirmed that carmakers must ensure all new vehicles they produce are zero-emission by 2035, sticking to the existing timetable for manufacturers despite last week’s five-year delay to the ban on the sale of new petrol…
These Regulations apply in relation to England and amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (“the principal Regulations”) (S.I. 2016/1154), which make provision for the Environment Agency (“the Agency”) to employ a range of civil sanctions in dealing…
Many of our Assent Risk Management clients implement ISO 27001, the internationally recognised standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), because it provides a comprehensive framework for safeguarding data. However, ISO 27001 is just the foundation in a family of…
From the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office: Warning comes after the ICO reprimands seven organisations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. Most cases related to organisations inappropriately disclosing the victim’s home address to alleged…
A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time. The research, published today in Nature Geoscience presents the first-ever…
Under section 37 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (c. 27) (“the Act”) the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a response to the points raised by the report of the Committee on Climate Change (the “Committee”) under section…