Summary Change will make it easier for ICO to issue fines up to £500,000. No longer need to prove a company caused ‘substantial damage or substantial distress’. Effective 6 April 2015. Government also ‘considering’ measures to hold board level executives responsible. Electronic marketing,…
Summary Environment Agency Guidance on the ESOS Regulations. Organisations that qualify must submit energy audit by 5th December 2015. Original Author: Environment Agency Original Link: Content The Environment Agency has issued updated guidance “Comply with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)”.…
Summary Apple to spend $850m on solar energy. Could supply Power to 60,000 homes in California. Solar power production in America up by 139,000% in the last decade. Original Author: Kathy Clements at Assent Risk Management Original Link: Content Apple…
Summary Up to 50 weeks shared parental leave. Babies due on or after 5th April 2015. Parents to agree the pattern of leave they intend to take with 8 weeks’ notice to employer. Original Author: BIS & ACAS Original Link: Content With just…
Summary A cookie can last 7,984 years, according to new international privacy study. UK websites place more cookies but give more information than any other country surveyed. Original Author: ICO Original Link: Content An international study led by the UK’s Information…
Summary “tough new laws and bulking up existing codes of practice” Groceries Code Adjudicator to get power to fine supermarkets for breaching Groceries Supply Code of Practice. consultation on widening the powers available to representative bodies Original Author: BIS Original Link: …
Summary Inviting consumers, businesses and academics to provide it with information on the commercial use of UK consumer data Original Author: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Original Link: Content The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today issued a call for information as…
Summary Consultation on a suite of draft unfair contract terms guidance. Helps explain the Consumer Rights Bill Closes 30 March 2015 Original Author: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Original Link: Content The guidance is aimed at helping businesses ensure that the contract…
Summary Data Protection Day 28th January 2015. International Day to Raise Awareness of Data Protection (Privacy). Original Author: Stay Safe Online .org Original Link: Content Data Privacy Day’s goals are to: Raise awareness and educate consumers to better understand how…
Summary New cyber security envoy has been appointed to help British small businesses and first-time exporters promote their business interests across the US. Updated ‘10 Steps to Cyber Security’ guide. New research published shows top UK companies are improving their responses to…