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Last week’s “Schrems II” ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union invalidated the “Privacy Shield” arrangements which are used as the legal basis for some transfers of personal data from the EEA to the US.

In response to a number of financial headwinds, compounded by Covid19, which HE institutions are currently subject to, the Department of Education announced measures in May to assist the sector.

The legal framework has now been published for the new, more flexible version of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which launches on 1 July.

To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, Universities UK has published a refreshed call for action and framework guidance document...

The UK Government’s efforts to bring the country out of lock-down in a safe way includes extensive guidance for different kinds of workplace.

In the OIAHE's annual report for 2019 which was recently published, a record number of complaints - 2371 - were made by students at institutions which subscribe to the Student Complaints Scheme. This was a 21% increase on the previous year.

HMRC has announced that its longstanding concession, allowing living accommodation to be provided free of tax to employees who qualify as “representative occupiers”, will be withdrawn from 6 April 2021.

The Home Office has published guidance, in effect from 17 April 2020, relaxing some requirements for education institutions and international students affected by the Covid-19 pandemic...

The Office for Students is consulting on a new temporary Condition of Registration for maintaining the “integrity and stability” of the English Higher Education sector.

On 17 April (updated on 22 April) the Department for Education published additional guidance on government financial support for education, early years and children’s social care.

Last month Gavin Williamson MP, the Secretary of State for Education, announced that along with the closure of schools and colleges, the summer 2020 examination series would be cancelled, not postponed...

Given recent developments surrounding the temporary occupation of premises during the coronavirus crisis we outline some of the questions you may encounter.