Measures to protect the country against the larger eight-toothed European spruce bark beetle were introduced in January 2019, following an outbreak in Kent.
Link: Movement authorisation and timber plant passporting in Kent
Source: Gov Press Releases
Writing in The Telegraph, the Digital Secretary celebrates the record-breaking levels of investment into the UK’s tech sector
Link: Our tech sector has already attracted more foreign investment this year than it did for the whole of 2018: article by Nicky Morgan
Source: Gov Press Releases
Londoners can now access sexual health testing online, through the new Sexual Health London (SHL) service, which was introduced in 2018.
Link: Accessing sexual health testing online
Source: Gov Press Releases
A central component of Umbrella Sexual Health in Birmingham is the work being undertaken by a formally contracted network of 174 community pharmacies.
Link: The role of community pharmacies in sexual health services
Source: Gov Press Releases
Sexual Health Teesside is a collaboratively commissioned sexual health service with a prime provider that works to one contract signed by all 7 commissioners.
Link: A single contract for sexual health services across Teesside
Source: Gov Press Releases
£5 million will be given to local councils which either have or are near to a major air, land or sea port and £4 million to local resilience forums.
Link: £9 million announced to get ports and local areas ready for Brexit
Source: Gov Press Releases
Documents
Data representation
Data
Data layout
Management
XML
Link: BS ISO 19444-1:2019 Document management. XML Forms Data Format Use of ISO 32000-2 (XFDF 3.0)
Source: BSI Standards
Risk assessment
Safety
Standards
International standards
Medical equipment
Link: PD ISO/IEC GUIDE 63:2019 Guide to the development and inclusion of aspects of safety in International Standards for medical devices
Source: BSI Standards
Link: ISO 23611-3:2019 Soil quality. Sampling of soil invertebrates Sampling and extraction of enchytraeids
Source: BSI Standards
