Business regulation

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Services

1. Search for a trade mark

   Look up a trade mark to see if something identical or similar to your brand is already registered

2. Check if a vehicle, part or accessory has been recalled

   Check if a vehicle model, part or accessory has been recalled because of a fault in how it was made

3. Contracts Finder

   Use Contracts Finder to find out about current contract opportunities with the government and its agencies

4. Apply to register a trade mark

   Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol

5. Find your local Trading Standards office

   Find a Trading Standards office to complain about illegal sales activity or to get business advice about trading legally

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Guidance and regulation

1. Alcohol licensing
   • Detailed guide
   • 24 May 2018
   • Home Office
2. Trade mark forms and fees
   • Guidance
   • 14 January 2019
   • Intellectual Property Office
3. Changes to Employment Allowance
   • Detailed guide
   • 10 February 2020
   • HM Revenue & Customs
4. CE marking
   • Detailed guide
   • 8 October 2012
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
5. How to classify trade marks
   • Detailed guide
   • 26 June 2017
   • Intellectual Property Office

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News and communications

21 February 2020 — Cma case

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Competition and Markets Authority

1. Bauer Radio / UKRD Group merger inquiry
   • 21 February 2020
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
2. Stonegate Pub Company / Ei Group plc merger inquiry
   • 21 February 2020
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case
3. Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders
   • 21 February 2020
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Decision
4. JD Sports Fashion plc / Footasylum plc merger inquiry
   • 19 February 2020
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Cma case

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Research and statistics

1. Agriculture & Fisheries Bills – IAs: Statement from the RPC
   • 20 February 2020
   • Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Research
2. Environment Agency: business impact target (BIT)
   • 14 February 2020
   • Environment Agency
   • Research
3. BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker: Wave 32
   • 6 February 2020
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Official statistics
4. Register of people with significant control: RPC Opinion
   • 5 February 2020
   • Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Research
5. Transposition Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive: RPC Opinion
   • 5 February 2020
   • HM Treasury and Regulatory Policy Committee
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Hydro Benefit Replacement Scheme and Common Tariff Obligation
   • 13 February 2020
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 06 September 2019
2. Online Harms White Paper
   • 12 February 2020
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Home Office
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 02 July 2019
3. Consultation on regulatory proposals on consumer IoT security
   • 3 February 2020
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 06 June 2019
4. Collective rights management in the UK
   • 29 January 2020
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Policy paper
5. Online advertising - call for evidence
   • 27 January 2020
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Better regulation: annual report 2018 to 2019
   • 13 February 2020
   • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
   • Corporate report
2. Merger inquiry outcome statistics
   • 3 February 2020
   • Competition and Markets Authority
   • Transparency
3. Sizewell C: response to EDF SZC Co stages 3 and 4 consultations
   • 24 January 2020
   • Environment Agency
   • Corporate report
4. IPO gender pay gap 2019
   • 23 January 2020
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Transparency
5. Inclusion and diversity report for 2018-2019
   • 21 January 2020
   • Intellectual Property Office
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Intellectual Property Office
2. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
3. Office for Product Safety & Standards
4. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
5. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

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1. Pubs Code Adjudicator
2. Department for Work & Pensions
3. Groceries Code Adjudicator
4. Home Office
5. Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
6. Ministry of Justice
7. HM Treasury
8. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
9. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
10. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
11. Department for Transport
12. Cabinet Office
13. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
14. HM Revenue & Customs
15. Department of Health & Social Care
16. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
17. Government Digital Service
18. Department for International Trade
19. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
20. Government Actuary's Department
21. UK Export Finance
22. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
23. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
24. Company Names Tribunal
25. Copyright Tribunal
26. Crown Commercial Service
27. Government Equalities Office
28. Ministry of Defence
29. Companies House
30. Department for Education
31. The Insolvency Service
32. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
33. Coal Authority
34. Veterinary Medicines Directorate
35. Marine Management Organisation
36. Maritime & Coastguard Agency
37. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
38. Northern Ireland Office
39. Rural Payments Agency
40. Department for International Development
41. Government Office for Science
42. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
43. HM Passport Office
44. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
45. Small Business Commissioner
46. Animal & Plant Health Agency
47. Attorney General's Office
48. Bona Vacantia
49. Building Regulations Advisory Committee
50. Central Arbitration Committee
51. CFRA
52. Civil Procedure Rule Committee
53. Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship
54. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
55. Immigration Enforcement
56. Office for Civil Society
57. Office of the Public Guardian
58. Public Health England
59. Race Disparity Unit
60. Stabilisation Unit
61. Tribunal Procedure Committee
62. UK Atomic Energy Authority

1. Competition and Markets Authority
2. Regulatory Policy Committee
3. Environment Agency
4. British Hallmarking Council
5. Government Chemist
6. Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
7. Innovate UK
8. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
9. Sellafield Ltd
10. Export Control Joint Unit
11. Military Aviation Authority
12. Ofqual
13. Low Pay Commission
14. UK Space Agency
15. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
16. Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
17. Ofsted
18. Social Security Advisory Committee
19. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
20. Council for Science and Technology
21. Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
22. Employment Tribunal
23. Highways England
24. HM Land Registry
25. Natural England
26. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
27. UK Hydrographic Office

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3. Energy industry and infrastructure licensing and regulation
4. Intellectual property
5. Product safety
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