ICO Calls for More Power Information Commissioner Richard Thomas says he needs powers to inspect and audit businesses without consent, people are increasingly aware of the importance of data protection and expect greater safeguards 02.05.07 silicon.com, Data Protection, Privacy
Need for New Retail Regulator Replying to Competition Commission on Tesco inquiry, New Economics Foundation (NEF) policy director, Andrew Simms, author of Tescopoly, says Commission is failing, should be replaced with 'Ofshop' to focus on retail issues 12.04.07 Telegraph, Competition Law, Retail Law
DTI Future in Question Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is to follow up on Engineering Employers Federation (EEF)declaration that the DTI should be subsumed in govt restructuring, no longer necessary, CBI will conduct survey on 'what business wants from govt' 26.03.07 Times, Department of Trade and Industry
HIP Hop - Packs Are a Disaster Rules on Local authority search documents required in Home Information Packs are to be relaxed, Energy Performance Certificates are last mandatory requirement, these may not last as they come under fire from Better Regulation Commission as 'gold-plating' of EU law 12.03.07 Telegraph, Home Information Packs, Property Law
Shop Your Boss, Says Revenue Federation of Small Business (FSB) is criticising HM Revenue and Customs for its Shop Your Boss campaign, says Tax Evasion Hotline will attract discontented employees wanting to tangle their employers in investigation 23.02.07 Telegraph, Employment Law, UK Tax
UK Vision for Single Market Treaury and DTI have published a submission for EU consultation on development of Single Market, argues for deregulation and tougher competition rules, particularly in financial services, telecoms, postal services and energy 31.01.07 HM Treasury, Competition Law, EU Competition, EU Law
Brown Stands Against EU Tax Chancellor will make rare appearance at EU council of finance minister, will reject French plan of harmonising taxes as bringing no benefits, Europe needs radical deregulation for economic revival 30.01.07 Guardian, EU Law, EU Tax
Govt Accepts Regulation by Risk Govt has accepted Better Regulation Commission (BRC) report 'Risk, Responsibility and Regulation - Whose risk is it anyway?' (October 2006), agreed to take action to ease regulation where possible, conduct campaign against regulatory inconsistencies and absurdities 24.01.07 BRC Press Release, Corporate Governance, Health & Safety
Unfair Practices, Such as Flogging The dry sounding Unfair Commercial Practices Directive will be implemented into UK legislation by the end of the year and will impact across the marketing services sector, activities that will be prohibited is a business falsely representing itself as a consumer, such as 'flogs' or fake blogs 05.02.07 Michael Simkins, Advertising, Marketing Law, Media Law
Spam on the Telephone Adoption of 'Voice over IP' (VoIP) by businesses presents new opportunities for spammers, could be used to disseminate 'Spam over Internet Telephony' (SPIT), voicemail messages that clutter recipient's inbox and potentially overload network 09.01.07 Eversheds, Marketing Law, Spam, Telecoms
Simpler System for Company Tax HMRC publication, 'Delivering a new relationship with business', details a package of reforms designed to allow businesses to settle their tax affairs sooner, reduce burden of forms and inspections and to develop a single customer record 30.11.06 HM Revenue & Customs, Company Tax, UK Tax
Varney Report Promises Simpler Tax Rules Chancellor said today he will implement in full recommendations of the Review of Links with Large Business, led by Sir David Varney, recommends HMRC provides big businesses with increased and quicker assurance on the tax treatment of their activities, risk-based audit approach 17.11.06 HMRC Press Release, Company Tax, UK Tax
BRC Calls for Smarter Regulation Attitude to risk is defensive and disproportionate, leading to regulatory overkill, govt intervention should be limited, responsibility and trust encouraged, conclusions in BRC report Risk, Responsibility, Regulation: Whose Risk Is It Anyway? 18.10.06 Better Regulation Commission
No Change to Sunday Trading DTI deflects pressure to extend Sunday trading hours for large stores, Sunday Trading Act 1994 allows shops with floor area over 280 sq m to open on Sundays for six continuous hours between 10 and six 07.07.06 BBC, Department of Trade & Industry, Retail Law
Business Regulation Govt will amend Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, changes make clear law will be used to ease business bureaucracy, safeguards, parliamentary scrutiny to be tightened 05.05.06 Cabinet Office Press Release
Contract Negotiators Businesses which use agents to negotiate and conclude contracts on their behalf should be aware of recent developments relating to compensation payments to agents 26.03.06 Eversheds
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