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...
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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 Ahead of the 31 March 2023 complete closure, services on CHIEF will be withdrawn in two stages: 30 September 2022: import declarations close on CHIEF 31 March 2023: export...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...
Keep Wales Tidy are calling on everyone to take responsibility for their own rubbish as they make the most of Wales’ beaches, parks and beauty spots this summer. Across Wales, rates of litter have increased as Covid restrictions continue to ease, and the weather improving. The actions of a small minority have had a negative impact on everyone’s enjoyment of nature. Keep Wales Tidy has joined forces with all other local authorities in Wales to...
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £250,000 for innovative skills, talent, and training projects, that quickly fill immediate gaps in skills, talent and training for the power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) industry. This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations. To lead a project or work alone your organisation must be a UK registered: business of any size charity public sector organisation research organisation Competiton timeline: 9 August...
Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation programme was launched 1 June 2016 to address the under-representation of women engaging with Innovate UK, to get more women with excellent ideas innovating in UK businesses, and boost the economy. Delivered by KTN and Innovate UK Edge, the programme enables brilliant women to fully achieve their visions and change the world, while championing and celebrating gender diversity throughout UK innovation. Through the Women in Innovation Awards 2021/22, 20 female...
All organisations which employ 250 or more people must publish their gender pay gap data every year. Whilst employers have until 5 October 2021 to report data from 2020/21, business leaders are being urged to collate their data as soon as possible, so they can use this for meaningful action planning to address any gaps. In this short video, Report your Gender Pay Gap Information - You Tube, Ife Onwuzulike, from the Confederation of British...
All adults who have been fully-vaccinated will no longer have to self-isolate if they are identified as close contacts of someone with coronavirus from 7 August 2021, the First Minister has confirmed. The changes to the NHS Wales Test Trace Protect (TTP) service for fully-vaccinated adults will come into effect from 7 August 2021 – the same day as Wales is expected to move to alert level zero, if the public health situation allows. Children...