EEA citizens and their family members who apply late to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) will have their rights protected as the Home Office continues to support those wanting to stay in the UK. The Home Office has put in place comprehensive arrangements to enable those with reasonable grounds for missing the deadline to apply to the EUSS. The UK Government has informed the European Commission and is working to implement this generous approach to...
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The Welsh Government’s 2022 to 2023 Transformation Capital Grant programme for museums, archives and libraries is now open for expressions of interest. These grants will enable successful organisations to transform service delivery to offer sustainable, modern, attractive facilities and services in local museums, archives and libraries across Wales. Information about the grant scheme and how to apply below: Capital grant for museums, archives, libraries (2022 to 2023): guidance for applicants Capital grant for museums, archives...
Instructus Skills have been contracted to review the Business Enterprise National Occupational Standards (NOS) suite with the aim of bringing the content up-to-date and in line with current best practices. The current NOS outline the range of functions and areas of competence for job roles within Business Enterprise and views and opinions are invited from entrepreneurs, small businesses and employers to give a real-world view of how well the NOS apply – and how they...
Are you in the creative industries? What and how do you want to hear from Creative Wales? Creative Wales is asking you about the industry you work in, how they can engage with you better and what you expect from their marketing and communications team. Creative Wales have put together a short survey which forms part of a research project seeking to inform future engagement with people working within creative industries in Wales, including the...
ION Leadership have been able to extend their fully-funded leadership programmes until 31 March 2022. The project is backed by over £6 million EU funds, and over the past 11 years has supported over 1500 leaders in over 1000 businesses to develop sustainable and profitable enterprises. How can you get involved? It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3: 1. Are you eligible? The fully-funded programmes are available to businesses and individuals across Wales who meet...
UK Research and Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) challenge has announced a new £7 million fund. This competition is open to projects solving the sustainability of plastic packaging. SSPP is looking for ambitious research and development projects that focus on solving the well-known issues with the sustainability of plastic packaging. Aligning with SSPP’s remit, the aim is to drive a true shift from a linear to a circular economy solution for plastic packaging. The...
Cardiff & District Law Society’s LawTech Committee and Legal News Wales has launched a survey for the legal sector in Wales, to gain a better understanding of how law firms and legal entities use technology, any associated challenges to LawTech, what problems the legal sector would like to overcome, if technology can help and visions for the future. The survey is the first of its kind to focus on the legal sector in Wales and...
First Minister Mark Drakeford will urge everyone to continue to help prevent the spread of coronavirus as he confirms Wales will move to the new alert level zero at 6am on 7 August 2021, following the latest review of the coronavirus regulations in Wales. At alert level zero: There will be no legal limits on the number of people who can meet, including in private homes, public places or at events. Businesses which were required...
HMRC will be closing its Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system on 31 March 2023. From this date, all businesses will need to declare goods through the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). CDS is currently used for Northern Ireland and Rest of World declarations. Ahead of the 31 March 2023 complete closure, services on CHIEF will be withdrawn in two stages: 30 September 2022: import declarations close on CHIEF 31 March 2023: export...
Following changes to the policy on self-isolation, the Welsh Government’s self-isolation support scheme will increase from £500 to £750. The increase in the payment, will come into effect from the 7 August 2021 and will be reviewed by Ministers in three months. The payment is designed to breakdown some of the financial barriers faced by people who are told to isolate by the NHS Wales Test Trace Protect (TTP) service because they have tested positive...