DIT: Singapore eCommerce Enterprises Development office opens to help UK businesses trade with Singapore
NIC: Infrastructure and inclusivity
DfT: Funding boost for aviation security innovation – (DfT: Aviation Minister welcomes new investment to improve passenger experience at Leeds Bradford Airport ~ DIT: UK drinks industry helps drive up British exports ~ DfT: New appointments made to strengthen HS2 Ltd board )
DWP: New laws give 300,000 workers a payslip for the first time – (DWP: Government continues to protect the most vulnerable & supports people into work ~ DWP: Small business shines light on success of automatic enrolment )
Defra: RPA confirms 2018 BPS and CS bridging payments – (Defra: New proposals to boost security for tenanted farmers )
MHCLG: Protect birds when building, says James Brokenshire – (MHCLG: Housing Minister unveils new guidance for local authorities to crack down on rogue landlords ~ MHCLG: Communities bid to make their high streets fit for the future )
MoD launches £2m fund to counter drones threat - (MoD: Suppliers announced for housing & facilities management contract framework )
DfE: The First Twelve Institutes of Technology Announced ~ CBI responds to 12 new Institutes of Technology
DCMS: The Times/ Sunday Times
HMT: Chancellor calls for international action on sustainable global growth
ScotGov: Support for remote rural areas – (ScotGov: Offshore wind summit )
WAG: Law to ban letting fees to come into force on 01September
NIESR Monthly GDP Tracker – Positive news on UK economy, but pace of growth remains modest
HM Land Registry is making it easier to remortgage
UK Space Agency - Stargazing technology used to spot cancer – (UK Space Agency: British instruments reveal secrets of Martian sky ~ Sally Howes named new chair of UK Space Agency Steering Board )
NEPO recognised in national GO Awards shortlist
Ofwat appoints Clear Business Water Limited to take on customers of Aquaflow Utilities ~ Ofwat: 2019 price review - water bills set to fall according to water regulator )
CCW: Future prices & services must be acceptable to water customers
Ofgem introduces new tougher entry tests for energy suppliers – (New Ofgem rules on energy supplier licenses “good news for consumers”, says Citizens Advice )
Food Standards Agency: Chief Scientific Adviser’s Report reveals the data standards enhancing food safety – (FSA: Manchester abattoir fined over £18,000 for failings )
CIPD provides early analysis of Year Two Gender Pay Gap Data – (CIPD: Rise in stress at work linked to poor management, new research finds )
CMA to investigate online gaming companies’ roll-over contracts – (CMA: Construction suppliers accused of colluding to keep prices up ~ CMA: Cleaning chemicals companies’ merger probed ~ CMA alleges piano supplier illegally prevented price discounts )
FCA fines Standard Chartered Bank £102.2m for poor AML controls – (FCA: Upper Tribunal publishes decision on Linear Investments Limited in relation to penalty imposed by FCA ~ FCA: Insurance firms failing to consider value of the products & services provided to consumers )
FRC: Investigation in connection with the audit of the financial statements of Interserve Plc
FSCS: Steelworkers get improved payouts from Financial Services Compensation Scheme
TUC calls for overhaul of shared parental leave
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