Innovate UK is investing up to £2.5 million per year for the next three years to celebrate inclusion in innovation. 50 awards will be offered to micro, small or medium-sized enterprises across the UK to support diversity in business. The winners will receive a £50,000 grant each for scale-up of existing, or development of new work, on inclusive innovations. The Inclusive Innovation Awards are now open for applications until 9 November 2022. For further information...
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Launched in 2022, ProtectUK is a new central hub for counter terrorism and security advice. Whether you’re a business owner, work in security, or are a member of the public, register with ProtectUK to become part of the community and receive the latest news and online courses that will enable you to be better protected. By signing up you can: Access the latest security guidance and conduct your own risk assessments. Stay informed about different...
At Autumn Budget 2021, the UK Government published a consultation which ran from 27 October 2021 to 30 January 2022, inviting stakeholders to submit their views on the proposed reforms to the alcohol duty system. The Alcohol Duty Review aims to improve the current system – by making it simpler, more economically rational and less administratively burdensome on businesses and HMRC. On 1 August 2023 the UK Government will introduce new alcohol duty rates based...
Show Racism the Red Card’s annual Wear Red Day (WRD) will be taking place on 21 October 2022. WRD is a national day of action which encourages schools, businesses and individuals to wear red and donate money to help facilitate the delivery of anti-racism education for young people and adults. Every penny raised during WRD enables the campaign to work with more young people and adults across the UK to challenge racism in society. To...
HMRC is urging Self Assessment customers to be alert to fraudsters and scams that ask for their personal information or bank details. Self Assessment customers, who are starting to think about their annual tax returns for the 2021 to 2022 tax year, should guard against being targeted by fraudsters, warns HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). In the 12 months to August 2022, HMRC responded to more than 180,000 referrals of suspicious contact from the public...
The Welsh Government will invest £11 million over the next three years in Arfor 2, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething and Designated Member Cefin Campbell have announced. Arfor 2 is a new programme to be delivered by local authority partners which will help strengthen the economic resilience of Welsh language strongholds. As part of the Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru and building on the experience and evaluation of the earlier Arfor programme launched in 2019, the...
With a focus on building a more inclusive film and television industry, Disney and The National Film & Television School are looking for six experienced writer and director teams with diverse and varied perspectives, with at least one person in the team being from an underrepresented background, to make a short film as part of the Disney Imagine UK Shorts Incubator programme. Disney Imagine UK is an opportunity to make a short film with creative...
From 1 November 2022, you will not be able to use your existing VAT online account to send quarterly or monthly VAT Returns. You need to sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD) and use compatible software to keep your VAT records and file your VAT Returns. Before you sign up to Making Tax Digital for VAT you’ll need either: a compatible software package that allows you to keep digital records and submit...
Recycle Week takes place from 17 to 23 October 2022. This year’s theme is ‘Let’s Get Real’ and will challenge perceptions and myths around recycling, and target contamination to improve recycling behaviours. It’s the one week of the year where retailers, brands, waste management companies, trade associations, governments and the media come together to achieve one goal: to galvanise the public into recycling more of the right things, more often. It's a simple thing everyone...
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). If you are thinking of expanding your business to the EU/EEA, it is essential to know how to manage and enforce your IP as private property rights. IP rights are territorial, and you may need to register your rights through: a regional or international process which allows you to file in...