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Pitching the Value - An economic impact and benefits assessment of the Holiday Park and Campsite Sector in the UK

Call to all Holiday Park and Campsite Owners and Operators: We need your help and input to this 
important research.


The UK Caravan and Camping Alliance (UKCCA) is an umbrella…


Government publishes guidance for holiday park owners and operators

The desire to own an easily accessible holiday bolt-hole by the sea or in the countryside has grown steadily since the turn of the 21st Century. In the last five…


New government departments – mission statements and policy priorities published

As part of the recent changes announced in government departments, Number 10 has published an overview with mission statements and policy priorities for the four new departments.  A summary is…


Cabinet reshuffle and new government departments

Rishi Sunak PM has today announced a cabinet reshuffle with new Secretaries of State appointments as follows:

Kemi Badenoch becomes Sectretary of State for Business and Trade
Lucy Frazer is Secretary…


DVLA industrial action on 1st Feb

Industrial action on Wednesday 1 February is likely to result in delays in getting through to DVLA’s contact centre. They have suggested people should avoid trying to contact them on…


Details of government’s new plan for smart electric vehicle charging revealed

The government’s new plan sets out steps to unlock the potential of smart electric vehicle (EV) charging, including allowing motorists to power their homes using the electricity stored in their…


Government announces new energy support scheme for businesses

The Government has announced a new energy support scheme for businesses, effective from the 1 April when the current support scheme ends.  Full details are available in the Government announcement.


Single use plates and cutlery to be banned in England

Single-use items like plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene trays will be banned in England, the government confirmed in January.

DEFRA says the ban will come into effect in October 2023…


Food inflation jumps upwards again

Fresh food prices at British supermarkets in early December were 15% higher than a year earlier, the biggest annual increase since at least 2005 when records started, figures from trade…


Chemicals in recycling – important research focussing on WEEE, construction and furniture

Defra has commissioned WRAP (The Waste and Resource Action Programme) to undertake a piece of research into the information needs of suppliers. The research is to better understand how chemicals…