The Foreign Office Minister of State Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon has announced a 97% drop in single-use plastics being used by Foreign Office staff in the UK.
Link: Press release: FCO reaches major milestone in plastic elimination campaign
Source: Gov Press Releases
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined ride sharing company Uber £385,000 for failing to protect customers’ personal information during a cyber attack.
Link: ICO fines Uber £385,000 over data protection failings
Source: ICO .org.uk
Section 84 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48) (“the 1993 Act”) requires pensions and other benefits under occupational pension schemes to be revalued by the final salary method (which is dealt with in Schedule 3 to the 1993 Act). For the purposes of that revaluation, and as required by paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the 1993 Act, this Order specifies the necessary revaluation percentages for the purpose of the revaluation on, or after, 1st January 2019 of benefits under occupational pension schemes. It is not necessary to specify a lower revaluation percentage for revaluation periods which start before 1st January 2009.
Link: The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations prescribe the standard rate, lower rate and unauthorised disposals rate for landfill disposals tax chargeable on taxable disposals made on or after 1 April 2019.
Mae’r Rheoliadau hyn yn rhagnodi’r gyfradd safonol, y gyfradd is a’r gyfradd gwarediadau sydd heb eu hawdurdodi ar gyfer y dreth gwarediadau tirlenwi sydd i’w chodi ar warediadau trethadwy a wneir ar 1 Ebrill 2019 neu ar ôl hynny.
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Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations make amendments to agreements made pursuant to the Climate Change Agreement scheme established under Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000 (c.17), including in consequence of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Link: The Climate Change Agreements (Amendment of Agreements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations amend the Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from High-efficiency Cogeneration Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/292) and the Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from High-efficiency Cogeneration Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008 No. 287).
Link: The Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from High-efficiency Cogeneration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
This Order amends Schedule 3B to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (“the Act”) which provides for a special accounting scheme for persons who supply electronically supplied services, telecommunication services or broadcasting services in any member State, but who are not established in a member State. This Order has effect in relation to the supplies of such services made on or after 1st January 2019.
Link: The Value Added Tax (Special Accounting Schemes) (Supplies of Electronic, Telecommunication and Broadcasting Services) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers in section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), (f) and (g) of section 8(2)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Link: The Electronic Money, Payment Services and Payment Systems (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has appointed its first Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Link: ICO appoints Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence
Source: ICO .org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has appointed its first Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Link: Information Commissioner’s Office appoints in-house expert to research and investigate the impact of Artificial Intelligence on data privacy
Source: ICO .org.uk
