Summary Aims to improve access to finance. Increase transparency on payment practices and policies of UK’s largest companies. Reduce Red Tape. New independent Small Business Appeals Champion appointed. Increased support available from UK Export Finance and more help for exporters. Streamlining public…
Summary Comes into force on 1 October 2015. Trading Standards Officers to give 48 hours’ notice when carrying out routine inspections. 30-day time period to return faulty goods and replacement rights for faulty digital content. Addresses faulty digital content (online…
Summary The Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 Duty to share information about a person’s care with other health and care professionals. Required to use a consistent identifier – the NHS Number. Original Author: Department for Health Original Links: …
Summary Effective 7th March 2015. Schedule 2 Contains Minimum Qualification for Engineers. Consolidates & Revokes: Ozone Depleting Substances (Qualifications) Regulations 2009 Environmental Protection (Controls on Ozone-depleting substances) Regulations 2011 Original Author: Assent Risk Management Original Links: http://www.assentriskmanagement.co.uk/blog/comments.php?y=15&m=03&entry=entry150324-164414 Content From 7th March 2015 the…
Summary Government creates joint venture with Ark Data Centres Limited. Data Centres to host Government Servers. £105 million boost for taxpayers over 7 years. 3 initial customers are the Department for Work and Pensions, the Home Office and the Highways…
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 Offences. Original Author: MoJ Original Links: Content Now they can issue much higher penalties on offenders who…
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 will increase from 50mph to 60mph. Original Author: Moving On Blog Original Links: Content From…
Summary From 10th March 2015. Employers can not demand employees access information about themselves under the DPA. This ‘enforced subject access’ bypassed the legal criminal record check process (DBS) and is now outlawed. Original Author: ICO Original Links: Content…
Summary Basic Safety Equipment Required. Across all roads in London, applicable 24 Comes in to force 1st Sept 2015. Enforced by the Metropolitan Police Service, City of London Police and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Original Author: TFL Original…
Summary Rule 96 of The Highway Code has been updated (2 March 2015). Original Author: Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency Original Links: Content New rule 96 wording: You MUST NOT drive under the influence of drugs or medicine. For medicines, check with your doctor or…