From 1 July 2021, new rules for right to work checks will apply. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens will need to provide evidence of a lawful immigration status in the UK. In response to these changes, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has updated the ID checking guidelines for: Basic DBS checks, submitted through a Responsible Organisation Standard and Enhanced DBS checks The updated Basic DBS check ID guidelines can be found here: Basic check...
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The UK and Ireland edition of ‘Go Global 11.11 Pitch Fest’ is an opportunity for small and medium-sized British and Irish businesses to enter the China market, and grow internationally, with a fast-track into the world’s biggest shopping event, Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival. More than 800 million Chinese consumers participated in last year’s 11.11 Shopping Festival. Eligible brands can register to pitch their products to an Alibaba expert panel to receive valuable advice on...
Heritage organisations across the UK are under increasing pressure and financial constraints, with many facing extreme challenges to ensure a stable future. With the additional impact of Covid-19, a culture of enterprise to build a sustainable and resilient heritage sector is needed now more than ever. Steps to Sustainability, a new National Lottery Heritage Fund programme delivered by the Social Enterprise Academy, will provide a pathway of support to address these challenges. It will help...
Agricultural Societies and Shows have a long and prestigious history and are at the centre of rural communities in Wales. Each one has an important role in promoting sustainable farming and food production to the wider public and in supporting community cohesion, our culture, and the wellness agenda. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, most, if not all, agricultural shows across Wales were cancelled in 2020 and a large number will be cancelled in...
There are different Land Transaction Tax (LTT) rates and bands for different types of property. Welsh Ministers set the rates and bands for LTT. They’re approved by the Welsh Parliament. The amount of LTT you pay depends on: when you bought the property whether it’s residential or not how much you paid for it The ‘effective date’ is usually the day you completed the purchase of the property. You can use the tax calculator to...
Clore Social Leadership, in partnership with the Wales Co-Operative Centre has launched a new leadership development programme for the Welsh third sector in 2021. The programme is free, delivered online and open to social leaders and future leaders within the third sector in all parts of Wales, courses include: Emerging Leader Cymru – application deadline 12 July 2021 Experienced Leader Cymru – application deadline 19 July 2021 Board Leader Cymru – application deadline 26 July...
UK businesses and other organisations will benefit from unrestricted personal data transfers. Personal data can continue to flow freely between Europe and the UK following agreement by the European Union to adopt ‘data adequacy’ decisions. Formal adoption of the decisions under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Law Enforcement Directive (LED) allows personal data to flow freely from the EU and wider European Economic Area (EEA) to the UK. The decisions mean that...
Applications are now open for UK businesses, innovators and researchers to access billions of pounds of funding through the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is urging businesses, innovators and researchers to apply for access to new markets, capabilities and technologies as well as billions of pounds of funding through the Horizon Europe scheme. Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion...
The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) Business Council is reaching out to businesses to determine the services they want for future growth. The Business Council board is responsible for articulating the needs of business, identifying priorities for existing support services and designing future support programmes, ensuring that the voice of business is at the heart of the Cardiff Capital Region’s strategy and decision making. Committed to determining and facilitating access to the tools and services needed...
The Welsh Government is reminding retail, leisure and hospitality businesses in Wales they won’t have to pay any rates until April 2022 as full discounts in England come to an end on 1 July 2021. In Wales, the Welsh Government has extended the full 100 per cent discount for all businesses and charities in the leisure and hospitality sectors until April 2022. Retailers in properties with a rateable value of up to £500,000 will also...