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On the eve of New Year reforms for the wine industry, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay welcomes the scrapping of outdated rules inherited from the EU.

• Updated: 31 December 2023

'Pint’ size wine stocked on Britain’s shelves for the first time ever thanks to new freedoms from leaving the European Union

• Updated: 27 December 2023

Obsolete and burdensome EU rules to be removed from UK law

• Updated: 8 November 2023

The Secretary of State has appointed seven Commissioners to the Gambling Commission commencing 11 September 2023.

• Updated: 31 October 2023

The Government has withdrawn draft regulations after consultation with companies raised concerns about imposing additional reporting requirements.

• Updated: 16 October 2023

Companies House are exploring how their new powers will be funded and what impact this will have on the fees they charge.

• Updated: 8 September 2023

A clampdown on fake reviews and hidden fees has been announced by the Government which will help customers cut the costs of living.

• Updated: 4 September 2023

Two new product safety consultations have been opened today, by The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS),

• Updated: 2 August 2023

The UK’s product safety laws – which are over 30 years old – are set to be overhauled in a bid to make them fit for emerging technologies and new shopping habits.

• Updated: 2 August 2023

Plans unveiled to ease costly reporting burdens on business, freeing up companies to focus on growth.

• Updated: 24 May 2023

Initial package of regulatory reform will reduce unnecessary regulation for businesses, cutting costs and allowing them to compete

• Updated: 10 May 2023

Notices sent to overseas entities who need to register information with Companies House about their UK property and beneficial owners.

• Updated: 16 March 2023

Thousands of UK businesses will be released from reporting requirements and other regulations in the future.

• Updated: 2 October 2022

The government has announced that all retained EU laws will be sunset on 31 December 2023, enabling the UK to create regulations tailor-made for its people.

• Updated: 22 September 2022

The government announces new guidance to help businesses apply the Crown symbol to pint glasses, alongside a new consultation on units of measurement

• Updated: 3 June 2022

Government will revamp the UK’s corporate reporting and audit regime through a new regulator, greater accountability for big business and by addressing the dominance of the main audit firms.

• Updated: 31 May 2022

Measures announced to ensure that all UK ferry operators pay the national minimum wage and ferries are seaworthy.

• Updated: 30 March 2022

A statutory code on the practice of ‘fire and rehire’ will clamp down on controversial tactics used by employers who fail to engage in meaningful consultations with employees.

• Updated: 29 March 2022

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has made an oral statement to the House on corporate transparency and economic crime measures.

• Updated: 28 February 2022

The government outlines its strategic priorities for the utilities sectors in this open letter from the Business Secretary to the Chief Executives of Ofgem, Ofwat, and Ofcom.

• Updated: 31 January 2022