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Letter from the Mayor of London and leading business leaders to the Prime Minister around self-isolation rules

Attached is a letter from the Mayor and leading London business leaders to the Prime Minister asking that he brings forward plans to allow all workers who are double jabbed and get a negative PCR test to avoid self-isolation...

Saturday, 24 July 2021 00:01

Guidance on oil and gas: offshore environmental legislation

Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities...

Friday, 23 July 2021 17:03

UK Government welcomes commitments to halt biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution at the G20 in Naples

Commitment to tackle climate change and halt biodiversity loss by 2030 was reaffirmed by the UK Government yesterday (Thursday 22 July) at the G20 Environment Ministerial held in Naples, Italy...

Friday, 23 July 2021 15:50

Government begins recruitment for new EHRC commissioner

The Minister for Women and Equalities has today (23 July) begun recruitment for a new Wales Commissioner and a new board member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)...

Friday, 23 July 2021 14:10

Councils warn of service disruption following self-isolation exemptions guidance

On the publication of government guidance on exemptions from self-isolation for critical workers, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said...

Friday, 23 July 2021 14:08

CMA review of charge points - RAC comment

RAC director of electric vehicles Sarah Winward-Kotecha said...

Friday, 23 July 2021 12:19

100 days until COP26 summit begins in Scotland

Scottish Secretary urges world leaders to commit to urgent action on climate change...

Friday, 23 July 2021 11:45

Online Safety Bill: Committees warn Prime Minister over lack of action on harmful paid-for scam adverts

The Treasury Committee and the Work and Pensions Committee have written to Boris Johnson to warn that the Government’s failure to legislate against online fraud committed through paid-for adverts risks ‘large financial losses to the public’...

Friday, 23 July 2021 11:45

Food industry Covid testing rolled out to support sector

Environment Secretary George Eustice and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have outlined plans for daily contact testing for the food and drink industries...

Friday, 23 July 2021 11:00

Senior policing figures criticise pay settlement as Labour calls on Home Secretary to ‘listen and change course’

Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, has called on Priti Patel to “listen and change course” over the decision to award police officers a zero percent pay offer...

Friday, 23 July 2021 10:58