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BEIS – reforming competition and consumer policy

  • New powers for the CMA
  • Mandatory mediation for used vehicle and home improvement sectors

BEIS (the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy) has published proposed reforms to “boost…


Hospitality Strategy: Reopening, Recovery, Resilience

The government has launched a hospitality strategy to support the recovery of the sector, including a dedicated council to oversee its delivery. To take forward this strategy, BEIS is establishing…


Test And Trace update

The Test and Trace guidance has been updated in line with the move to Step 4 (England) including the removal of the requirement for businesses to display and use QR…


Scotland moves to Level 0 from 19 July

Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that all of Scotland will move into Level 0 from 19 July, the lowest level of restrictions since the beginning of the pandemic. 

This means that…


Wales to revert to fewer restrictions from 17 July

Wales will take its next step towards a future with fewer COVID legal restrictions as First Minister Mark Drakeford set out a longer-term plan for the summer.

Wales will move…


Move to Step 4 in England confirmed for 19 July

  • “Absolutely vital to proceed with caution …”
  • New guidance is published
  • ‘Gradual’ return to the office

In a press conference yesterday evening (12 July), Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed


‘COVID-19 Response: Summer 2021’ published – moving to Step 4

On 5 July, the UK government published the ‘COVID-19 Response: Summer 2021’, setting out the details of Step 4 of the COVID-19 roadmap in England. The final decision on moving…


Further support for businesses in Wales

The Welsh Government has announced further support for businesses impacted by coronavirus restrictions. Eligible businesses in the hospitality, leisure and tourism sectors and their supply chains who continue to be…


Pop up campsites allowed again for up to 56 days

MHCLG Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has published a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) to support tourism in England.

In the statement, Jenrick calls on local planning authorities to take a positive…


Scottish Government looks to move to Level 0

The Scottish Government has confirmed that the whole of Scotland will move to Level 0 on 19 July if all necessary vaccination and harm reduction measures are met.

From this…