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Webinar: How will regulatory updates impact FM sustainability and what will organisations have to do to comply? 

There have been several updates to regulations impacting organisational sustainability over the last six months, requiring greater levels of disclosure. Within the UK, there is a greater focus upon supplier management of modern slavery with additional reporting for Government contracts ...

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Inquiry into environmental regulations launched by the Built Environment Committee

The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has launched an inquiry into the impact of environmental regulations on development and has issued a call for written submissions. The Government has set out, through primary and secondary legislation, a number of ...

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Compliance expert urges duty holders to pay heed to new fire safety legislation

Today (23 January 2023) the Fire Safety (England) Regulation 2022 comes into effect, putting greater emphasis on the importance of fire doors and fire safety instructions for multi-occupied high-rise buildings. The Hackitt Review, responsible for changing the regulatory landscape of ...

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Head of UK safety body calls on MPs to ‘oppose’ REUL Bill

The Head of the UK’s leading health, safety and wellbeing organisation, British Safety Council, is calling on MPs to “oppose” attempts by the UK Government to remove thousands of regulations which protect people at work and as consumers, when the ...

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Range of single-use plastics to be banned in England from October

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has announced there will a far-reaching ban on single-use plastics in England, which will include plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers. The ban will come into force ...

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£1m penalty for F-Gas offender welcomed by REFCOM

The UK’s primary F-Gas register REFCOM has welcomed the Environment Agency’s decision to fine IMO Gas Supplies Ltd, more then £1 million for breaching the F-Gas Regulations. Over the course of a two-year period, the London-based firm was found guilty ...

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