From 6th April 2016 people seeking to make themselves bankrupt will no longer need to apply to the court. Instead they will complete an online application on GOV.UK, which will be submitted to an Adjudicator employed by The Insolvency Service. Online applications will be less expensive and, for the first time, will be able to…
The Minister for Civil Society, Rob Wilson, has launched a review to increase the economic and social impact of mission-led businesses in the UK economy. Mission-led businesses use their business models to achieve both social and economic impact but do not register their mission in legal terms by becoming a charity or a community-interest company….
The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, Matt Hancock, has confirmed that the UK’s new cyber centre, announced by the Chancellor in November, will be called the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). According to the Government, the UK faces a growing threat of cyber-attacks from states, serious crime gangs, hacking groups as well…
The process of transferring the UK’s Green Investment Bank (GIB) into private ownership has begun with the Government inviting private sector investors to register their interest. According to Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, the move will allow the GIB to maximise investment into green energy projects by attracting greater private sector investment, which has so far…
The first quarterly EEF Manufacturing Outlook survey this year shows signs that the sector’s slide into negative territory may be coming to an end, with improvements reported in output and orders. Output has edged up after hitting its weakest point in six years in the final quarter of 2015. It is still in negative territory…
As an associate of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association, Graham Allen (CMM Rural and NRGsense) was a guest at the House of Commons on the evening of Tuesday 1st March. The Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Agriculture for Wales and Shadow Minister of Agriculture set forth their vision, parliamentary aims and perceived future involvement…
The use of complicated and extensive Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) is under government review, Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced. Last year, research from consumer group Which? found that some of the longest T&Cs were over 38,000 words, longer than Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”! The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is now asking consumers who have…