Source: Home Office Overview The effective control of chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances is an important tool in combating drug trafficking. These chemicals, known as ‘precursors’, also have legitimate commercial uses as they…
Source: CIPD The Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014 comes in to force. More:
SOURCE: MovingOn Blog All professional bus, coach and lorry drivers must have completed their first block of Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) periodic training by today (10 September) to continue working. Over 664,000 drivers have completed the 35…
SOURCE: MovingOn Blog Soon some vehicles will no longer have to be fitted with tachograph recording equipment and their drivers will not have to comply with EC drivers’ hour rules, but with GB drivers’ hours rules instead. From 2 March…
SOURCE: IPO & GOV.UK New measures that will modernise the intellectual property (IP) framework will come into force on 1 October 2014, modernising copyright law and helping designers and patent holders protect their valuable IP. This includes changes which will allow…
Source: GOV.UK From 1 October 2014, the paper tax disc will no longer need to be displayed on a vehicle. If you have a tax disc with any months left to run after this date, then it can be removed…
Source: UKAS The current UKAS business plan has a strong focus on advancing the use of accreditation in the health and social care sectors. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has been in discussion with the Department of…
Source: UKAS The Department for Transport, (Rail Technical and International Safety) has requested UKAS to develop the accreditation regime for conformity assessment bodies for two commission regulations, under the Railway Safety Directive. The two regulations are: EU 445/2011 – relating…
Source: BIS This consultation seeks views on the draft Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which will amend national pre-packed food quantity labelling legislation in accordance with EU Regulation on food information to consumers (1169/2011) (FIC). This draft Statutory Instrument will…
New laws on working safely with explosives and compressed acetylene gas will take effect next month. Two new sets of consolidated regulations – The Explosives Regulations 2014 (ER) and The Acetylene Safety (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2014 (ASR) come into force on 1…