Data Protection Bill [HL]: Data Protection Bill: summary impact assessment
Link: Publication: Data Protection Bill: summary impact assessment
Source: Data Protection Bill
An Essex-based road haulage firm has been fined after an employee was crushed between two articulated vehicles and subsequently died from his injuries.
Link: Road haulage company fined after worker killed
Source: Health and Safety
Link: The Finance Act 2016, Section 166 (Appointed Day) Regulations 2017
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
To make provision relating to the public open spaces under the management and control of the City of London Corporation; and for related purposes.
Link: City of London Corporation (Open Spaces)
Source: Private Bills
The sea wall at Walton on the Naze helps to protect a wetland site of designated international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
The repair work will ensure the wall remains an effective flood defence for years to come and prevent any further deterioration.
Starting later this month, a section of the tidal defence embankment will be refurbished over a 3 month period.
The project will see the renovation of a 1.7 kilometre stretch of the embankment, running north up the coast from Foundry Lane.
The work is being carried out by civil engineering contractors Breheny and will take place on the crest and seaward sides of the embankment.
Work is due to begin in the week commencing 9 October 2017 and normal working hours will be from 7:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Kerry Bentley, Asset Performance Officer for the Environment Agency, said:
This is very important work and will ensure the sea wall can continue to provide an effective level of protection in the area for years to come.
The damaged sections of existing sea wall will be removed and new sections will be added.
The old blocks will be placed at the toe of the sea wall as habitat and to help reduce wave impact.
In order to ensure the safe delivery of these works we will need to redirect short sections of the footpath to the rear of the wall.
Link: Press release: Vital renovation for sea wall at Walton on the Naze
Source: Environment Agency
A liquified petroleum gas (LPG) service provider has been fined after a worker suffered serious burn injuries when an LPG vessel ignited.
Link: Company fined after employee suffers serious burn injuries
Source: Health and Safety
The ICO has published a blog post to ‘clarify how the fees that data controllers have to pay to the ICO are changing’; however the post provided no actual figures for the new fees.
Currently organisations who process personal data ‘notify’ the ICO on an annual basis (unless in the rare circumstances they are exempt). Most SMEs pay the £35 annual fee and appear on the ICO’s register of data controllers.
CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION HERE: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/what-we-do/register-of-data-controllers/
The deadline for EU member states to implement the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is May 2018 and the UK Parliament is already progressing a Data Protection Bill to meet that commitment.
The ICO have said that when this new legislation comes in to force:
there will no longer be a requirement to notify the ICO in the same way.
The Digital Economy Act did make provisions for funding the ICO in another way and those fees have not yet been approved by Parliament.
The new payment system will take in to account an organisation’s size, turnover and the amount of personal data it is processing. With a Three Tier System currently being proposed.
It is unclear how the “amount of personal data ” will be determined.
Despite the lack of information, this new system is proposed to “go live” 1st April 2018, however if you have already paid under the current scheme, you may not be affected until the renewal.
More details to follow…
Link: ICO fee and registration changes next year
Source: ICO .org.uk
These Regulations revoke the Education (Schools and Further and Higher Education) Regulations 1989 (“the 1989 Regulations”) (regulation 2). This removes the requirement in the 1989 Regulations—
Mae’r Rheoliadau hyn yn dirymu Rheoliadau Addysg (Ysgolion ac Addysg Bellach ac Uwch) 1989 (“Rheoliadau 1989”) (rheoliad 2). Mae hyn yn dileu’r gofyniad yn Rheoliadau 1989—
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
Updated: Updated summary.
A number of businesses across Berkshire and Buckinghamshire are on notice to comply with the law on waste disposal, after a series of unannounced checks by the Environment Agency on Tuesday 3 October.
Officers visited more than 100 sites and firms across the Thames Valley, and will be following-up on 10 illegal waste sites found during the day. The owners may face prosecution. Other premises were given advice and guidance to help them meet their legal requirements.
Firms are required by law to manage waste without a threat to the environment, such as not releasing anything other than waste water into the drainage network. The surprise inspections covered the removal of hazardous items, like chemicals and car batteries. Thames Water assisted the Environment Agency on pollution checks. Companies were also checked for having the correct environmental permit for their business.
Environment Agency staff were also on hand at DIY store Wickes in Slough, to offer free waste-handling advice to hauliers and homeowners, in order to reduce fly-tipping.
Mark Tucker, Installations Team Leader for the Environment Agency in the Thames Valley, said:
The Environment Agency works with business to make sure waste ends up in the right place, and may take more formal action where we believe a serious crime has been committed through illegal waste disposal.
Anyone who produces, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of waste has a duty of care to make sure it is managed correctly. The public can do their bit by only using a licenced waste carrier, or reporting any concerns on waste management to the Environment Agency on 0800 807060.
The 117 sites we inspected this week were under no illusion of their legal obligations on waste management. Mishandling waste, poorly-operated permitted sites and illegal waste activities can pose a threat to human health and the environment by contaminating land, polluting rivers and producing emissions from burning waste.
As well as breaking the law, illegal operations undermine the work done by legitimate firms.
Waste crime is a very serious issue for both local communities and the environment. The Environment Agency uses reports from industry and the public to build intelligence, and target those involved in organised environmental crime, and where their activities pose the greatest risk to the environment.
Handling of illegal waste can be reported anonymously to Crimestoppers, on 0800 555111. There are lots of signs that could suggest suspicious activity. These include:
The Environment Agency and local councils also investigate reports of fly-tipping.
All media enquiries: 0800 141 2743.
Or email us at southeastpressoffice1@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Link: Press release: ‘Right Waste, Right Place’ spot-checks on Thames Valley waste firms
Source: Environment Agency
