The Department for Transport has launched a call for evidence to improve their understanding of the opportunities and barriers to delivering goods more sustainably.
Aug
01
Other Product Regulation
Jul
06
DCMS: Consultation on Society Lottery Reform
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has launched a consultation on society lottery reform. The consultation proposes to increase the amount society lotteries can raise per year and also increase the prize draw limit.
Jun
15
BEIS – Productivity Review
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has launched a call for evidence to inform their review in business productivity. The review will build the government’s understanding of how firm-level interventions, by public and private sector actors, can support growth and improve productivity for the long tail of low productivity businesses.
Apr
03
Science and Technology Committee - Energy Drinks
The House of Commons Science and Technology has launched a call for written evidence to inform their inquiry into the consumption of energy drinks.
Nov
06
Home Office: Offensive and dangerous weapons – new legislation
The Home Office have launched a consultation on new legislative proposals which look to tackle serious violence incidents. In particular, the consultation includes proposals to make it an offence to sell products with certain corrosive substances to under 18s.
Nov
06
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee: E-Cigarettes
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee have issued a call for written evidence to inform their inquiry which will examine the impact of electronic cigarettes on human health (including their effectiveness as a stop-smoking tool), the suitability of regulations guiding their use, and the financial implications of a growing market on both business and the NHS.
Sep
11
Northern Ireland: Regulations Restricting the Age of Sale for Nicotine Inhaling Products to Over Eighteens
The Northern Ireland Department of Health has launched a consultation on draft regulations to restrict the age of sale of nicotine inhaling products, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) to over eighteens
Sep
11
BEIS: Laser Pointers
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Regulatory Delivery have launched a call for evidence on the market, and potential uses, for laser pointers.
Laser pointers are generally small battery-operated hand-held devices that emit a tightly focused beam of light that is concentrated into a very small area, even over long distances.
