Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides

EHRC: The Equality & Human Rights Commission has published a short guide to help businesses understand how they should deal with assistance dogs on their premises.  It provides advice on the law and addresses concerns that business owners or other customers may have about assistance dogs accompanying their disabled owner onto their premises.
 
By law, Service Providers including restaurants, B&Bs, Taxis & Public Houses, must allow registered assistance dogs to ‘accompany their owner onto their premises or inside their vehicles’ under the Equality Act 2010.
Press release & links
 
HOPublic authority use of surveillance cameras will be subject to a new code of practice published by the Home Office last week. The code will set out new guidelines for CCTV & Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), encourage transparency in their use and ensure public bodies such as local authorities & the police consider whether they are proportionate before erecting new cameras.  It follows Andrew Rennison’s appointment as the first Surveillance Camera Commissioner last year.
Press release & links
 
FRC: The Financial Reporting Council has made a significant change to the UK’s corporate governance regime with the issue of its revised auditing standard enhancing the transparency of the auditor’s report with the aim of better communication to investors.
Press release & links
 
NICELicensed nicotine products, such as patches & gum, should be offered to people who smoke and are struggling to quit to help them cut down on cigarettes, NICE says. NICE recommends that stop smoking advisers & health professionals advise people to stop smoking in one go, but for those who aren't ready or are unable to stop in one step, they should suggest considering a harm-reduction approach.
Press release & links
 
ACEArts Council England has launched a new film, A Credit To Britain (Demonstrating the value of public investment in arts & culture).  Featuring celebrated artists, organisations & locations, it showcases the world-class creativity our country is home to and the important role public investment plays in nurturing this talent.

ACE have created an advocacy toolkit which features lots of useful information & advice to help organisations demonstrate the value of public investment in arts & culture including: how to engage with local MPs, media & audiences; to inforgraphics demonstrating what public investment in arts & culture adds to the economy.
Press release & links
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