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Divorce is one of the most stressful life events people can go through, and the main question is how do you cope? This April Awareness Month, we give our top tips to cope with stress on divorce and separation.

The Government has launched the Adult Social Care Technology Fund...

Record levels of vacancies in the NHS will continue to have an impact on private healthcare organisations, as both battle to recruit and retain staff...

A new failure to prevent fraud offence is being introduced by the Economic Crime and Transparency Bill. Large charities should be aware of the new rules and ensure their anti fraud measures are adequate and up to date.

The Fundraising Regulator's advice about working with third parties will help ensure charities negotiate fair and reasonable agreements with fundraising companies.

The Office for Students consultation on a new ongoing condition of registration closes on 4 May 2023...

The Border target operating model is published for goods and foods entering Northern Ireland. update sessions listed on our blog. FSA consulting on a modernised food hygiene model. Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland criticised. Scandal in the pork industry with 'washed ham' and origin labeling. Cheese recall continues. UN sets food safety priorities. Italy rejects lab grown meat. ASA rulings on infant and follow on formula. Defra updates on grants including slurry, water. Plans to ensure fairness and consistency in the pig industry. The EU Green Claims Directive published. EU sustainable food systems on the horizon. #foodsafety #consulting #asa #fsa #defra #sustainable #greenclaims #infantformula #health #pork #foodfraud #borders

The Online Safety Bill, which is still being amended in Parliament, seeks to introduce safety duties on “providers” of various types of internet services...

A new PPN 04/23 has been published to replace  PPN 11/16 on the procurement of steel in government contracts.  It applies with immediate effect to central government bodies, agencies and NDPBs when they are conducting regulated procurements over the value threshold. Other contracting authorities, such as higher education institutions, NHS bodies and local authorities are also encouraged to apply it.

As a key part of the government’s levelling-up plans and focus on growth, the spring Budget announced a scaled-back version of the Liz Truss administration’s previous investment zones...

As a key part of the government’s levelling-up plans and focus on growth, the spring Budget announced a scaled-back version of the Liz Truss administration’s previous investment zones...

The Hewitt review weighs in at 89 pages and sets out 36 recommendations focused on six key principles that will create the environment in which ICSs can ‘thrive and deliver’.