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Guidance on decontamination and infection control, including surgical instruments, dental equipment, endoscopes and benchtop steam sterilizers.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Guidance for people who have been diagnosed with a mpox infection and who have been advised to self-isolate at home.
We’re charged, on behalf of government, with the mission to clean-up the UK’s earliest nuclear sites safely, securely and cost effectively. NDA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero , supported...
What you need to know about and do to comply with the law and keep consumers safe.
Product recall for personal cleansing products manufactured by Vernacare and sold under brand names Caremore, CCN/Medirite, CHL, Countrywide, Fairfield and Fittleworth presenting a microbiological risk due to contamination with the bacterial Pseudomonas Aeruginosa.
When you need an environmental permit to discharge liquid effluent or waste water to surface water or the ground, and how to apply.
Find out what sector of businesses are covered by the Money Laundering Regulations, and which premises you'll need to register.
Find out which services and goods relating to welfare are exempt from VAT, and if welfare services and goods that you provide can be exempt from VAT.
The T1 waste exemption allows you to treat waste packaging so it can be reused in its original form or becomes clean waste suitable for recycling.
Your local council is responsible for sweeping streets and removing litter - report any problems to your local council
How to find the right cleaning services for your school or multi-academy trust.
A list of goods and services showing which rates of VAT apply and which items are exempt or outside the scope of VAT.
Environment Agency regulatory position on cleaning and sterilising waste medical instruments containing metal to allow the waste metal to be recovered elsewhere.
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