Business and Other Briefings (Archive)

BEIS:  Government launches review of corporate governance ~ IPPR:  Government must be bolder on top pay and corporate governance ~ TUC hits out at “disappointing” plans to tackle corporate misbehaviour ~ CIPD welcomes first steps in repairing UK’s broken executive pay system ~ BEIS:  UK business to benefit from new nuclear projects ~ CBI: 'It's right that approaches to governance evolve' ~ BEIS:  EU nationals remain eligible for postgraduate support from UK’s Research Councils)

BEIS:  Taylor review on modern employment practices launches ~ TUC welcomes independent review of employment practices)

DExEU:  Ministers hear from the UK tech industry

HM Treasury:  Chancellor meets Scottish firms following £800m Autumn Statement Scotland investment – (HMT/OFSI:  New £m penalties for breaching financial sanctions)

DIT:  Joint statement by the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism & Investment

FCO:  Alok Sharma visits Hong Kong for political and trade talks ~

10DS:  UKEF and Bank of Ireland partner to offer government-backed finance

HMRC:  Self-Assessment is simple with a Personal Tax Account

DfT:  Government pledges £290m boost for low emission vehicles

Defra:  New portal to unlock the power of data to tackle plant health threats

DWP:  More than 15m people now have the security of a workplace pension, thanks to automatic enrolment

IPO:  UK signals green light to Unified Patent Court Agreement

ScotGov:  Reducing nuisance calls – (ScotGov:  Low carbon industries worth almost £11bn ~ ScotGov:  Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 comes into force ~ ScotGov:  Scotland set for new trade alliances)

WAG:  Rules requiring takeaways to promote food hygiene ratings on leaflets, come into force – (WAG gets behind Small Business Saturday)

Ofcom’s proposed work programme for 2017/18 – (Ofcom:  Update on plans to reform Openreach)

Ofgem:  Energy network revenue adjusted in annual iteration process – (Ofgem:  Six new innovation projects get funding to pave the way for smarter energy grids ~ Ofgem tells companies to deliver more innovation for less following review)

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority:  Launch of National Nuclear Skills Strategic Plan unites sector on skills as it embarks upon renaissance – (NDA:  Geological disposal: understanding our work)

Food Standards Agency publishes review of antimicrobial resistance evidence

Met Office:  Lloyds builds on Met Office extreme weather event research

Land Registry:  New document guidelines for first registrations

EHRC:  Young mums ‘ask the midwife’ in new #PowertotheBump video

DVSA:  Road safety campaign urges drivers to #towsafe4freddie

techUK:  CMA publishes draft implementing order for open banking – (techUK:  Government confirms plans to ratify UPC agreement)

Innovate UK 2016: highlights of global innovation showcase event

Food Standards Agency:  90% of food businesses in Northern Ireland expected to be displaying food hygiene ratings – (FSA:  National Food Crime Unit launches ‘Food Crime Confidential’)

Ofwat rates companies on their information quality

RoSPA:  Road safety seminar to be broadcast live on the internet

CIPD:  Public sector job satisfaction hits four-year high

CBI: Service sector less optimistic as profitability falls – (CBI: Regional growth gains worth more than £200bn over next decade ~ CBI Scotland holds Brexit roundtable ~ CBI: 'OFSTED's findings chime with CBI research on regional disparities')

TUC: Theresa May must prove she will stand up for workers against boardroom elites

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