All Legislation articles – Page 3
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Features and analysis74% of public demand U-turn on latest deposit return scheme proposals
DEFRA Minister Mary Creagh has indicated that glass bottles will be excluded from the deposit return scheme
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Features and analysisACS expresses concern for local shops over Employment Rights Bill
The Government has published the new Employment Rights Bill, outlining employment reforms
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Features and analysisHigher education bursary for retailers’ families application deadline approaches
The financial aid is for university students whose parents or carers work in professions such as convenience retail
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Features and analysisAll-Party Parliamentary Group for Responsible Vaping calls for evidence for inquiry
The All-Party Parliamentary Group is to examine government proposals for regulation and calls for evidence on the state of vaping in the UK
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Features and analysisGovernment debates fortunes of the high street
House of Lords Built Environment Committee heard evidence from Baroness Taylor of Stevenage as well as Alex Norris MP
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Features and analysisGovernment must introduce mandatory display of food hygiene ratings in England
BBC investigation into businesses displaying inaccurate hygiene ratings has a simple solution, says the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
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Features and analysisAre your staff protected from sexual harassment?
Survey of retail businesses reveals over three-quarters are concerned about protecting staff from sexual harassment by customers
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Features and analysisWatch live Lords debate on future of the high street
The Commons debate is set to start tomorrow morning
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Features and analysisSGF celebrates successful 20 years of its Healthy Living Programme
The Scottish Grocers’ Foundation is celebrating the 20th anniversary of itsHealthy Living Programme
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Features and analysisACS urges Welsh and Scottish retailers to prepare for disposable vape ban
The Association of Convenience Stores is encouraging retailers to begin preparations for selling through disposable vaping products
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Features and analysisACS welcomes ‘consistent approach’ to HFSS regulations in Wales
ACS has responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the introduction of HFSS restrictions in Wales
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Features and analysisBira calls on Chancellor to extend small business rate relief
The trade body has warned that many retailers could face an “existential crisis” if the Small Business Rate Relief schemecomes to an end.
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Features and analysisPrime Minister highlights impact of summer riots in Labour conference speech
He warned that “we do not settle them with violent thuggery” and condemned “racism as vile”
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Features and analysisHigh street businesses punished by ‘outdated’ business rates system, Chancellor says
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has pledged to “overhaul” business rates
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Promotional FeatureTackling the illicit tobacco trade in Wolverhampton
A roundtable discussion reveals how Wolverhampton retailers are seeing their businesses impacted by the illict tobacco trade, sometimes with violent consequences.
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Features and analysisRetail industry pays more tax than other sectors, research finds
New research unveiled today by the BRC shows the retail industry is overtaxed compared to other sectors of the economy
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Features and analysisPM and Health Secretary’s constituencies are hotbeds for illegal vapes
We Vape investigation finds sales of illegal and unregulated vapes are rampant in the constituencies of Prime Minister and Health Secretary
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Features and analysisBritish Retail Consortium warns Chancellor of Exchequer of 17,000 potential store closures
British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson has written to Rachel Reeves about the issue
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Features and analysisPrime Minister pledges tougher laws to protect retail workers
The Prime Minister responded to a question by Usdaw President Jane Jones at the annual Trades Union Congress in Brighton
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Features and analysisFood waste legislation for larger businesses to change in March 2025
New commercial food waste legislation in the UK will come into force for many at the end of March 2025