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Laws and regulations play an essential role in making Britain a fair and safe society. Publication of the Forward Programme brings a new openness and clarity to the regulatory process and will enable decisions on new regulations to be taken in the context of the cumulative burden of the Government’s regulatory programme on business and the wider economy. This is more important than ever in the current economic environment.
Full story: The Government’s Forward Regulatory Programme
Today is Blog Action Day, an initiative which unites the world’s blogging community in posting about an issue to encourage discussion and action.
This year’s theme is Climate Change, an issue BIS and the Government is addressing by both seeking to cut emissions and also take advantage of new opportunities in low carbon technology.
UK National Contact Point for OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises is hosting a multi-stakeholder event on Monday 9 November 2009, 14:00 – 16:30, to discuss the proposed update of the Guidelines. The event is being held at the BIS Conference Centre.
Further information on UK National Contact Point Event (PDF, 75KB)
The Internet Watch Foundation is the UK internet ‘Hotline’ for the public to report their inadvertent exposure to online child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the world and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.
For more information or to report a website visit www.iwf.org.uk.
Full story: IWF Awareness Day – 14 October
The Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) was announced in Budget 2009. It is a £750 million fund for the UK government to support a range of targeted investments across the UK economy to support growth. Since the creation of the SIF, the Government has committed funding to a range of investments. The UK Strategic Investment Fund – Interim Report (PDF, 490KB) sets out the principles behind the SIF and the investment commitments that have been made so far.
The ECO’s UK Export Control Training & Skills Academy provides a range of seminars and workshops which are designed to keep industry and others informed of their responsibilities and what the controls mean. The Academy offers both scheduled and bespoke courses, delivering excellence in export control training.
See the ECO Academy webpages for more information.
People from every walk of life can now get involved in learning something new, said Further Education Minister Kevin Brennan, as he kicked off The Learning Revolution Festival at Old Spitalfields Market in East London today.
Kevin Brennan joins a huge range of key informal adult learning stakeholders today for the launch of The Learning Revolution Festival, a month-long celebration of informal adult learning and the benefits it brings for individuals, families, businesses and communities.
The biggest overhaul of company law is completed today when the final elements of the Companies Act 2006 are brought into force, with 2.5 million British companies set to benefit from a range of measures that simplify and strengthen the way they do business.
From today, new businesses will be able to save valuable time and money with simpler model articles, making it easier to start up and run companies.
The Government today announced a £100M increase to the vehicle scrappage scheme to build on the success of the scheme in boosting consumer demand.
So far 227,750 orders have been placed through the scheme. The increased funding enables the scheme to fund a further 100,000 vehicles, bringing total budget to £400 million and covering up to 400,000 vehicles in total. The extension continues as a Government and manufacturer partnership, with matched funding providing the £2,000 discount for each scrappage order.
Digital piracy poses a threat to Britain’s creative industries and to their ability to nurture new talent, Lord Mandelson and Ben Bradshaw said today.
Visiting the BRIT School in Croydon, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said it was vital for jobs and growth that Britain’s world-renowned creative industries are given the chance to flourish. He said the Government welcomes the current debate on digital piracy, including views put forward by the music and film industries, consumer groups, unions, ISPs and musicians themselves.
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