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22 January 2010: We have published our January newsletter for Competent Authorities
8 January 2010: We have published our January newsletter for Local Authorities
17 December 2009: We have published our December technical note
8 December 2009: We have published our December implementation newsletter
19 November 2009: We have published our November technical note
5 November 2009: We have published our November implementation newsletter
22 October 2009: We have published our October technical note
9 October 2009: We have published Guidance for Business on the Provision of Services Regulations, the main law which will implement the Services Directive:
Further information can be found on our Legislation page.
8 October 2009: We have published our October implementation newsletter
18 September 2009: We have published our September technical note
9 September 2009: We have published our September implementation newsletter
7 September 2009: The formality lists and the legislation lists for the UK, Scotland and Northern Ireland have been updated with recent outcomes of the screening exercise.
14 August 2009: We have published screening flowcharts to help guide competent authorities through the steps involved in screening any requirements that they impose on service providers for compliance with the Directive. Screening, including reporting outcomes to BIS, of your procedural rules or other requirements placed on service providers, will need to be completed by 16 October 2009. A link to the flowcharts has been sent to every PLP in England. We will publish separate flowcharts for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland shortly.
10 August 2009: We have published a technical note for local and competent authorities.
6 August 2009: We have published our latest implementation newsletter.
3 August 2009: We have published a technical guidance document for local and non-local competent authorities about how they can collect licence fees electronically and make this work with ELMS (Electronic Licence Management System).
30 June 2009: We have updated our guidance for local authorities to include an annex with guidance on authenticating applicants using electronic means including the use of digital signatures:
3 June 2009: We have published guidance to help regulatory bodies who have been identified as a "competent authority" within scope of the Directive (separate guidance for local authorities was published earlier):
2 June 2009: We have published flowcharts that set out the process by which an applicant would use the Point of Single Contact to apply for a licence and then have their application processed by either a local authority or a non-local competent authority:
Previous Updates:
We have produced two new leaflets for business which you can download using the links below. The first explains the Directive's key benefits; whilst the second sets out the information and redress requirements that the Directive introduces.
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We also developed a first set of FAQs from our round of Local Authorities workshops which are available in the "information for local authorities" area. We have also set out further information about which activities are in or out of scope of the directive
If you require further information or would like to receive regular updates, give feedback, ask questions or share views on the Services Directive, please e-mail us at: servicesdirective@bis.gsi.gov.uk
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