New legislation to restrict the placement and price promotion of products high in fat, sugar and salt is to be introduced in Wales. The new law, which will be introduced in 2024 and will be rolled out across Wales by 2025, builds on the commitment to improve diets and help prevent obesity by restricting the ways foods high in fat, sugar or salt can be promoted. This will include volume-based promotions, such as multi-buys and...
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The internet is a place where people can say things without revealing their real identity. This means that sometimes people use it to say mean and hurtful things to others. This is called online hate speech, and it's when someone says things online to make others feel bad because of who they are. There are certain things about a person that are protected from discrimination. These include things like their race, age, gender, disability, religion...
Reducing speed will not only save lives but will help build stronger, safer communities, Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters has said three months before the introduction of the default 20mph speed limit. Described as the ‘biggest step-change in community safety in a generation’, most streets in Wales that currently have a 30mph speed limit will switch to 20mph on Sunday, 17 September 2023. The change comes after four years of work with local authorities...
The Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS, has today (23 June 2023) approved Natural Resources Wales' (NRW’s) proposed regulatory charges for 2023-2024, and for NRW to make the necessary arrangements to implement these charges from 1 July 2023 in the following areas: Industry regulation Site based waste Water quality Water resources Reservoir compliance Introduction of species licensing charges NRW’s regulatory charges are designed to operate on a cost recovery basis to ensure it recovers...
The Welsh Government is making £200,000 available to help strengthen local journalism in Wales, Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dawn Bowden has announced today (26 June 2023). The Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru has a commitment to fund existing and new enterprises to improve Welsh-based journalism to tackle the information deficit. Independent community media organisations are set to benefit from £100,000. The Welsh Public Interest News Accelerator is supporting up to ten organisations...
The Welsh Government is on track to more than double the number of businesses in Wales that are owned by their employees as part of efforts to ensure Wales based companies remain in Welsh hands, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething said today (23 June 2023). The Welsh Government’s Programme for Government commitment is to double the number of employee owned businesses in Wales during this Senedd term, by providing greater support for worker buyouts. In May...
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee announced on 22 June 2023 to increase the Bank of England base rate to 5% from 4.5%. HMRC interest rates are linked to the Bank of England base rate. As a consequence of the change in the base rate, HMRC interest rates for late payment and repayment will increase. These changes will come into effect on: 3 July 2023 for quarterly instalment payments 11 July 2023 for non-quarterly...
New powers from the Charities Act 2022 have now come into effect resulting in changes for the sector in Wales and England. The Charity Commission has updated its existing guidance to reflect these changes, which includes flexibility for trustees when seeking to dispose of charity land and new powers around the use of permanent endowment. For further information please select the following link Charities Act 2022: information about the changes being introduced - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Young people at risk of leaving education will be provided with meaningful work experience as part of efforts to ensure they reconnect with their education, Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles has announced. Following on from a successful pilot, the half a million-pound scheme will support up to 500 learners aged 14-16, in years 10 and 11 in 2023/24. They will benefit from high quality work experience placements, in a sector that appeals...
The UK Government has announced an extension to the support provided to UK Horizon Europe. The guarantee will be in place to cover all Horizon Europe calls that close on or before 30 September 2023. Eligible, successful applicants to Horizon Europe will receive the full value of their funding at their UK host institution for the lifetime of their grant. Details regarding the scope and terms of the extension are available on the UKRI website.