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Data protection rules for businesses in recruiting staff, keeping staff records and using CCTV
You must follow rules on data protection if your business stores or uses…
You must keep any data you collect on staff secure - lock paper records in…
You must be able to justify monitoring staff at work, which could include:…
If your business uses CCTV, you must register your details with the…
For more information and advice: read the Information Commissioner’s…
Find protected areas, check if your business or home is near one and what environmental restrictions apply.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for managing fishing and marine non-licensable activities (mNLA) in England’s marine protected areas (MPAs). This includes ensuring fishing and mNLA management measures are put in place for England’s highly protected marine areas (HPMAs)....
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes.
Find out about the UK geographical indication (GI) schemes that protect the geographical names of food, drink and agricultural products, and the UK GI schemes registers.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
How to assess a planning application when there are protected wild plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
As a planning authority, find out how to review applications that might affect protected sites and areas.
Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work.
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