Government issues response to the UK ETS expansion to waste
25 July 2025
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21 May 2025
The British Chambers of Commerce published a report on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) spend in public procurement. The report shows that SME spending has stagnated, with only 20% of all public procurement spend being with SMEs in 2024, up only 1% from the 2023 spend. The BCC’s research highlights the important role that local government…
Read more24 January 2025
Many commentators have focused on extensive proposals to improve employee rights within The Employment Rights Bill (the Bill). However, tucked away in the Bill are a number of proposals that may not be as publicly provocative but nevertheless are going to have an impact on public sector employers. Currently, the TUPE regulations act to “lift…
Read more9 November 2023
On 21 October 2023 the government published its long awaited response to the Consultation on implementation of mandatory electronic waste tracking. In essence the response confirms the government’s policy paper published in April 2022 and adds that mandatory tracking will come into force by April 2025 with voluntary access to the electronic tracking system in…
Read more2 November 2023
On 21 October 2023, the Government published its long awaited response to the results of its consultation on ‘Consistency in household and business recycling in England’. It is worth noting that this is only a response to the consultation and not yet the anticipated statutory guidance or regulations. Recycling Consistency All local authorities in England…
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