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Small Business Commissioner: invitation for views on the statutory review 2023 ConsultationsConsultations Archive

Small Business Commissioner: invitation for views on the statutory review 2023

The Department of Business and Trade are seeking views on the Small Business Commissioner’s effectiveness, as part of a statutory review. This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 28 April 2023. As part of the recently announced Payment and Cashflow Review, they are seeking views and evidence to inform the Statutory Review of the Small Business Commissioner (SBC), looking at particularly its…
Natalie Creaney
February 24, 2023
Consultation outcome – WEEE compliance fee 2022 ConsultationsConsultations Archive

Consultation outcome – WEEE compliance fee 2022

The Government has released the consultation outcome for the WEEE compliance fee 2022 consultation, which is as follows: This call for views has now concluded. We received 24 responses from producers, Producer Compliance Schemes (PCSs), trade associations and local authorities. There was strong support for a compliance fee across the industry. All respondents supported the adoption of a compliance fee.…
Natalie Creaney
February 10, 2023
Consultation outcome – Environment Act 2021: environmental targets ConsultationsConsultations Archive

Consultation outcome – Environment Act 2021: environmental targets

Members must be aware, following the consultation regarding the Environment Act 2021, that all 13 targets identified are now in force. These cover: biodiversity woodland and trees outside woodland water marine protected areas residual waste fine particulate matter For further information see the environmental targets legislation. To visit the consultation page containing the outcome document, click here.
Natalie Creaney
February 10, 2023
Consultation response – Proposals for changes to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s statutory fees ConsultationsConsultations Archive

Consultation response – Proposals for changes to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s statutory fees

The MHRA led on a joint consultation on proposed amendments to the MHRA’s statutory fees with the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, in accordance with Section 45(1) of the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021. The consultation ran between 31 August and 23 November 2022 to seek views on proposals to update the statutory fees charged for the MHRA’s…
Natalie Creaney
February 3, 2023
Amendments to the Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 ConsultationsConsultations Archive

Amendments to the Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017

BEIS are seeking views on proposals to amend and improve the Payment Practices and Performance Regulations, and whether they should extend beyond their current expiry date of 6 April 2024. This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 28 April 2023. The full details of the consultation can be read here.
Natalie Creaney
February 3, 2023
BS EN 556-2 EN 556-2 Sterilization of medical devices. Requirements for medical devices to be designated ”STERILE”. Part 2: requirements for aseptically processed medical devices ConsultationsConsultations Archive

BS EN 556-2 EN 556-2 Sterilization of medical devices. Requirements for medical devices to be designated ”STERILE”. Part 2: requirements for aseptically processed medical devices

This document specifies the requirements for an aseptically processed medical device to be designated 'STERILE'. Please comment by 14 March 2023. To access the full document, click here. NOTE For the purpose of the EU Directive(s) for medical devices (see Bibliography), designating that a medical device is 'STERILE' is permissible when a validated manufacturing and sterilization process has been applied. Requirements…
Ben Kemp
January 27, 2023
BS EN 556-1 EN 556-1 Sterilization of medical devices. Requirements for medical devices to be designated “STERILE”. Part 1: Requirements for terminally sterilized medical devices ConsultationsConsultations Archive

BS EN 556-1 EN 556-1 Sterilization of medical devices. Requirements for medical devices to be designated “STERILE”. Part 1: Requirements for terminally sterilized medical devices

This document specifies the requirements for a terminally sterilized medical device to be designated ‘STERILE’. Part 2 of this European standard specifies the requirements for an aseptically processed medical device to be designated “STERILE”. Comments can be submitted until 14 March 2023. For the full document, please click here. NOTE For the purpose of the EU Directive(s) for medical devices (see…
Ben Kemp
January 27, 2023
ISO/NP TS 20510 Guidelines to use synthetic biological reference materials for nanoscale imaging by electron microscopy for life sciences and clinical diagnostics ConsultationsConsultations Archive

ISO/NP TS 20510 Guidelines to use synthetic biological reference materials for nanoscale imaging by electron microscopy for life sciences and clinical diagnostics

This document provides an overview of measurement procedures for biological sample analysis using electron microscopy. This is exemplified by synthetic nanoscale biological materials that have undergone a series of inter-laboratory comparisons and is offered as the first metrologically traceable biological reference material for the characterisation of biological and patient biopsy specimen using electron microscopy. An emphasis is also made on…
Ben Kemp
January 27, 2023
Government response to consultation on proposals to support the regulation of medicines manufactured at the Point of Care ConsultationsConsultations Archive

Government response to consultation on proposals to support the regulation of medicines manufactured at the Point of Care

The Government have provided their response to the consultation regarding proposals to support the regulation of medicines manufactured at the Point of Care. If you would like to read this consultation outcome, please click here.
Ben Kemp
January 27, 2023
R&D Tax Reliefs Review: Consultation on a single scheme ConsultationsConsultations Archive

R&D Tax Reliefs Review: Consultation on a single scheme

This consultation seeks views on the design of a single, simplified research and development (R&D) tax relief scheme, merging the existing research and development expenditure credit (RDEC) and the small and medium enterprise (SME) R&D relief. This consultation closes at 2pm on 13 March 2023. For full details, including how to respond, click this link.
Natalie Creaney
January 20, 2023