UK-Central America committee documents
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Decisions, documents and meeting minutes from UK-Central America countries committees.
Change made:
‘12 November 2024: Joint minutes of the second meeting of the UK-Central America customs, trade facilitation and rules of origin sub-committee’ added to page.
Time updated:
10:55am, 20 October 2025
Western Balkans Summit Economy Ministers’ meeting: 16 October 2025
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This document summarises the discussion that took place during the Berlin Process Economy Ministers’ meeting in London, as part of the Western Balkans Summit.
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First published.
Time updated:
11:46am, 20 October 2025
Small Business Survey 2024: methodology
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Details of the methodology used to conduct the Small Business Survey 2024.
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First published.
Time updated:
4:31pm, 20 October 2025
Small Business Survey reports
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This collection brings together all documents relating to Small Business Survey reports dating back to 2007 to 2008.
Change made:
‘Small Business Survey 2024: methodology’ added to collection.
Time updated:
4:31pm, 20 October 2025
Growth placed at the heart of regulators’ remit alongside new measures to boost scrutiny and transparency
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Business Secretary sets out new stronger duty for regulators to ensure they better prioritise helping businesses go for growth
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First published.
Time updated:
6:00am, 21 October 2025
Business Secretary calls for Investment, Innovation, and Regional Prosperity
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Business Secretary Peter Kyle spoke at the Regional Investment Summit in Birmingham on 21 October 2025.
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First published.
Time updated:
11:17am, 21 October 2025
From £5k start-up to global exporter: Leeds businesswoman breaks into North American markets
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Yorkshire’s Tilz Prosperitas is ready to deliver to Europe and take on new clients in the US and Canada thanks to flexible finance following government referral.
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First published.
Time updated:
11:45am, 21 October 2025
Unlocking business: reform driven by you
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This questionnaire asks businesses large and small to tell government about regulation which is not fit for purpose and unjustifiably inhibits growth, innovation and investment.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:00pm, 21 October 2025
Regulator dashboard
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Information and key performance indicators (KPIs) from 16 UK regulators, published quarterly as part of the UK government’s Regulatory Action Plan.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:00pm, 21 October 2025
Regulator Performance Independent Review Programme
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This page covers the government’s ongoing performance reviews of regulators.
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First published.
Time updated:
12:23pm, 21 October 2025
Statement of strategic priorities to the British Business Bank
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Statement by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and Chancellor setting the British Business Bank’s strategic direction and priorities for 5 years.
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First published.
Time updated:
2:25pm, 21 October 2025
Regional Investment Summit delivers almost a thousand jobs for UK communities
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Nearly a thousand jobs are to be created in a major boost to communities across the UK after over 10 billion in investments were announced at today’s first Regional Investment Summit.
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First published.
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3:44pm, 21 October 2025
Regional Investment Summit delivers almost £800m boost to West Midlands, creating hundreds of jobs
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Hundreds of jobs in the West Midlands are set to be created after almost £800m of investment was announced at today’s Regional Investment Summit.
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First published.
Time updated:
10:30pm, 21 October 2025
Projects selected for the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund
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Projects selected for the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund to help create a UK regulatory environment that encourages business innovation and investment.
Change made:
Projects announced for Round 4 of Regulators’ Pioneer Fund.
Time updated:
12:01am, 22 October 2025
UK showcases digital trade leadership at global business meeting
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UK showcases digital trade leadership at global business meeting in Germany.
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First published.
Time updated:
10:30pm, 22 October 2025
New bereavement and pregnancy protections to be shaped by businesses and workers
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Consultations launched on key Make Work Pay measures including protections for pregnant women and new mothers at work, bereavement leave and trade union reforms
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First published.
Time updated:
12:01am, 23 October 2025
Apply for a licence to provide sanctioned trade services
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Check if you need a licence and apply online.
Change made:
‘Using GOV.UK One Login’ section outlining changes to how users access the online service removed. Text added to ‘Apply for a services licence’ section to reflect that, from 23 October, users can use GOV.UK One Login to access the online service.
Time updated:
12:01am, 23 October 2025
Overseas Business Risk for Myanmar (Burma)
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Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Myanmar.
Change made:
The page has been updated to address the upcoming election period which is proposed to begin in December, as well as the March 2025 earthquake.
Time updated:
8:43am, 23 October 2025
Make Work Pay: leave for bereavement including pregnancy loss
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We are seeking views on the details of a new entitlement to bereavement leave, including for pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:00am, 23 October 2025
Make Work Pay: enhanced dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers
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The government is seeking views on enhancing workplace protections against dismissal for pregnant women and new mothers.
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First published.
Time updated:
9:00am, 23 October 2025
Make Work Pay
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Consultations and documents from Make Work Pay, a government initiative on labour market reform.
Change made:
Four consultations added to collection: ‘Make Work Pay: enhanced dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers’, ‘Make Work Pay: leave for bereavement including pregnancy loss’, ‘Make Work Pay: trade union right of access’, ‘Make Work Pay: duty to inform workers of right to join a union’.
Time updated:
9:00am, 23 October 2025
Make Work Pay: duty to inform workers of right to join a union
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There’s a new duty on employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union. This consultation is about how it should work in practice.
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First published.
Time updated:
9:00am, 23 October 2025
Make Work Pay: trade union right of access
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We’re consulting on how the new legal framework for trade unions’ right of access into workplaces should work in practice. We’re seeking views on the practical and operational details of the framework.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:00am, 23 October 2025
UK trade in numbers
Page summary:
A snapshot of the UK’s latest trade and investment position, summarising statistics produced by ONS, DBT, and UNCTAD.
Change made:
Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 updated in UK trade in numbers (web version) and corresponding data tables with the latest published data.
Time updated:
9:30am, 23 October 2025
Trade and investment core statistics book
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A monthly snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment position, summarising trade statistics produced by ONS, HMRC, DBT and others.
Change made:
Trade and investment core statistics book updated with latest statistical data
Time updated:
9:30am, 23 October 2025
Business regulation: business perceptions survey 2024
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Report on a survey of businesses’ views on the extent of regulation in the UK.
Change made:
‘Executive summary: Business perceptions survey 2024’ added.
Time updated:
10:46am, 23 October 2025
Businesses’ perception of regulation in the UK
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Reports and data from the business perceptions survey, a survey of UK businesses’ views on regulation. This longitudinal survey has been running since 2007.
Change made:
‘Business regulation: business perceptions survey 2024’ added to the collection.
Time updated:
10:47am, 23 October 2025
Business perceptions survey data tables
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Data tables from the longitudinal survey of UK businesses’ views on regulation.
Change made:
‘2024 Business perceptions survey data tables’ added.
Time updated:
10:47am, 23 October 2025
Director perceptions of Section 172 of the Companies Act
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The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) commissioned Ipsos to research company perceptions and impact of Section 172 of the Companies Act (2006).
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:00pm, 24 October 2025
List of goods imported into Great Britain that are controlled
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List of controlled goods that follow the normal import declaration rules if HMRC apply continuity plans due to system issues.
Change made:
Change to required licence for importing uranium and plutonium post EU exit reflected in Nuclear Materials section of page. Relevant chapters changed in that section also to accurately reflect the control.
Time updated:
2:02pm, 24 October 2025
