tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications 2025-06-17T14:14:25+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-schools-invited-to-apply-for-taskmaster-club-100-initiative 2025-06-17T14:14:25+01:00 UK Schools invited to apply for ‘Taskmaster Club 100â€� initiative Intellectual Property Office (IPO) partners with Taskmaster Education to offer new skills building opportunity for secondary schools. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/the-end-of-light-goods-vehicle-acquired-rights 2025-06-13T17:30:00+01:00 »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp End of Light Goods Vehicle Acquired Rights Since May 2022, transport companies and couriers using vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland have needed a Standard International Goods Vehicleâ€� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/cma-consults-on-releasing-google-from-privacy-sandbox-commitments 2025-06-13T13:03:17+01:00 CMA consults on releasing Google from Privacy Sandbox commitments Protections secured by the CMA are no longer needed after Google stepped back from plans which could have favoured its business in multi-billion-pound online advertising sector. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/amazon-gives-undertakings-to-cma-to-curb-fake-reviews 2025-06-06T07:00:24+01:00 Amazon gives undertakings to CMA to curb fake reviews Commitments include enhanced detection systems and sanctions for businesses and mark another milestone in CMA’s ongoing action to curb fake reviews. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-conditions-imposed-on-operator-following-noise-complaints 2025-06-05T16:26:43+01:00 New Conditions Imposed on Operator Following Noise Complaints Following a public inquiry, the Traffic Commissioner Miles Dorrington has imposed new conditions on the restricted operator's license of Peter Youings & Partners in response to persistent noise complaints from resideâ€� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/cma-letter-to-natwest-about-breaching-parts-7-8-and-9-of-the-retail-banking-order 2025-06-04T11:00:26+01:00 CMA letter to NatWest about breaching Parts 7, 8 and 9 of the Retail Banking Order Letter to NatWest Group plc, after the Competition and Markets Authority found it breached Parts 7, 8 and 9 of the Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/over-3300-respond-to-sia-get-licensed-consultation 2025-06-02T09:16:09+01:00 Over 3,300 respond to SIA Get Licensed consultation »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Security Industry Authority (SIA) public consultation on proposed changes to licensing criteria receives over 3,300 responses. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/over-90-of-sia-licence-applicants-satisfied-with-the-process 2025-05-29T14:41:11+01:00 Over 90% of SIA licence applicants satisfied with the process 91% of surveyed Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence applicants were satisfied with the application process. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/over-74-million-put-back-in-working-peoples-pockets-by-employers 2025-05-29T13:49:08+01:00 Over £7.4 million put back in working people’s pockets by employers Employers who have left workers over £7.4 million out of pocket by failing to pay the National Living and National Minimum Wage named. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-posters-promoting-button-battery-safety 2025-05-27T14:42:38+01:00 New posters promoting button battery safety New posters promoting button battery safety provide 5 top tips to keep children safe. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/london-man-convicted-of-possession-of-two-forged-sia-licences 2025-05-27T11:15:29+01:00 London man convicted of possession of two forged SIA licences A man found in possession of 2 forged SIA licences has pleaded guilty to fraud and been ordered to pay £2,600 in fines and costs. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/cma-response-to-the-microgeneration-certification-schemes-consultation-on-proposed-changes-to-its-requirements-for-financial-protection 2025-05-27T11:05:37+01:00 CMA response to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme’s consultation on proposed changes to its requirements for financial protection »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its response to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme’s (MCS) consultation on proposed changes to its requirements for financial protection. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-patent-search-tool-to-boost-uk-innovation 2025-05-23T12:33:32+01:00 New patent search tool to boost UK innovation Today’s launch is part of the UK Intellectual Property Office’s major digital transformation. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/birmingham-man-convicted-of-providing-false-statements-to-sia 2025-05-22T10:17:55+01:00 Birmingham man convicted of providing false statements to SIA Ahroon Alam was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £612 after pleading guilty to knowingly making false statements to the SIA. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/manchester-arena-message-of-remembrance-from-the-sia 2025-05-22T09:28:29+01:00 Manchester Arena: message of remembrance from the SIA A message of remembrance from the Security Industry Authority, 8 years on from the Manchester Arena attack. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/mhra-highlights-remarkable-progress-and-launches-real-world-data-consultation-on-international-clinical-trials-day 2025-05-20T00:00:00+01:00 MHRA highlights “remarkableâ€� progress and launches real-world data consultation on International Clinical Trials Day “…the MHRA is once again taking a global leadâ€� says Lord O’Shaughnessy tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/competition-enforcement-a-view-from-the-cma 2025-05-16T00:00:00+01:00 Competition enforcement â€� a view from the CMA Speech by Juliette Enser, Executive Director for Competition Enforcement, delivered at CompLaw: Advanced EU, London. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/extensive-failures 2025-05-16T00:00:00+01:00 Extensive Failures In a public inquiry at the end of April, Deputy Traffic Commissioner Nick Denton revoked the standard international goods vehicle operator’s licence held by Transglobal Solutions Ltd with immediate effect. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-advocates-clean-energy-development-in-honduras 2025-05-15T16:51:30+01:00 UK advocates clean energy development in Honduras An official from the UK’s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) engaged with stakeholders in Honduras to advance energy transition. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/certainty-for-businesses-and-choice-for-consumers-as-uk-maintains-ip-rights-regime 2025-05-15T10:28:12+01:00 Certainty for businesses and choice for consumers as UK maintains IP rights regime Government confirms UK+ exhaustion of rights regime.