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CMA provisionally finds Adobe’s deal to buy Figma would likely harm innovation for software used by the vast majority of UK digital designers.
Find registered designs in the UK
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
The Environment Agency’s Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new nuclear power station designs and how we engage with others during the process.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
Low average returns of female-run enterprises reflects the fact that women’s capital is typically invested into their husband’s enterprise
Find technical information about the VAT reverse charge if you buy or sell building and construction services.
A list of 10 criteria that represent good practice in creating, applying and enforcing design codes.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
How to use an interrupted time series to evaluate your digital health product.
The Design Council was a non-departmental public body of BIS, but is now an independent organisation
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