Book your free place at ACS’ annual political conference Heart of the Community, taking place on 17th October at One Birdcage Walk in Westminster and followed by a reception on the House of Commons Terrace.
This year’s conference will debate how we can deliver safer, connected and more inclusive local communities and will bring together leading retailers and senior politicians to understand how the political environment will impact convenience stores now and into the future.
Duncan is CTSI's Policy and External Affairs Director, having joined the Institute in April 2022. He has overall responsibility for the Institute’s policy, campaigning and communications activities.
Katy is responsible for setting the strategic direction and priorities for Sussex Police through the Police & Crime Plan. This includes setting the police budget and local police precept – the amount residents pay for policing in their council tax.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is reminding retailers about the new tobacco track and trace sanctions which are due to come into force on 20th July.
The new sanctions are:
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has responded to a consultation from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, calling for better regulation of the energy market and greater protections for small businesses.
In the submission, ACS has highlighted the need for tougher regulation of energy suppliers which will then in turn provide businesses with clarity on their billing, payment options, data transparency, contract terms, and termination.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has responded to a consultation from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, calling for better regulation of the energy market and greater protections for small businesses.
In the submission, ACS has highlighted the need for tougher regulation of energy suppliers which will then in turn provide businesses with clarity on their billing, payment options, data transparency, contract terms, and termination.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Low Pay Commission to establish a new emergency brake mechanism for wage rates if increases have a negative impact on businesses and the wider labour market.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has called on the Low Pay Commission to establish a new emergency brake mechanism for wage rates if increases have a negative impact on businesses and the wider labour market.
Local shops have urged Members of the Senedd in Wales to ensure that the operation of a planned deposit return scheme in Wales should be consistent with schemes in the rest of the UK.
Addressing a meeting of the Welsh Cross Party Group on Small Shops, ACS has today shared some of the challenges of introducing a scheme that will be workable and sustainable for consumers, retailers and suppliers, as well as detailed guidance originally drafted for Scotland on the detailed considerations and adaptations that retailers have to make when providing return points in store.
The government is seeking views on its proposed Strategy and Policy Statement for energy policy in Great Britain.
The Strategy and Policy Statement is developed in accordance with the Energy Act 2013 and sets out the government’s strategic priorities and other main considerations of its energy policy; the policy outcomes to be achieved as a result of the implementation of that policy; and the roles and responsibilities of those who are involved in implementation of that policy.
