Around the world, tens of millions of adults and children face unimaginable lives of cruelty and hardship in conditions of modern slavery. Slavery finds its way into the supply chains of the clothes we buy, the food we eat, the materials we use in our buildings and the components in our phones and computers. It also takes place within our communities, where individuals are forced into labour exploitation, sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, and criminal exploitation...
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The Welsh Government has teamed up with police forces to help educate motorists ahead of the 20mph default speed limit roll out in September. On Sunday, 17 September 2023 Wales will become the first UK nation to introduce a new default 20mph speed limit on restricted roads. To prepare motorists for this significant change, the Welsh Government and the police are working with the fire service, Go Safe (Wales’ Road Casualty Reduction Partnership), local authorities...
A successful, community-owned renewable energy company was the perfect location for Climate Change Minister Julie James and Plaid Cymru’s Designated Member Siân Gwenllian to launch Ynni Cymru – a new, a publicly-owned energy company for Wales. Ynni Cymru, based at M-SParc, Ynys Mon, is being established to expand community-owned renewable energy generation across Wales as part of the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru. Early scoping work has indicated that a strong...
The UK Government is seeking employer views in two consultations on occupational health: Occupational Health: Working Better is seeking the views of employers, the healthcare sector, and local communities on ways to widen access to occupational health services. Tax Incentives for Occupational Health explores the case for providing additional tax relief to businesses when they invest in occupational health services. The consultations close on 12 October 2023.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) finds and funds exploitable innovation for a safer future, find out about their latest funding competitions below. Innovative Research Call 2023 for Explosives and Weapons Detection: Competition Document This £3.1 million competition seeks state of the art and technological solutions for the improved detection of explosives and weapons. The competition seeks proposals for the screening of: Buildings and Areas Goods People and / or their Possessions Vehicles Deadline for...
If you’ve ever received an analytics report or gazed at the account of many a digital marketer, you may have come across a few words that had you thinking: what? And we’re not talking the words “story” “reel” or “tweet” (though we accept even these words may be mystifying to some, when not used within their original context.) We understand that being faced with unfamiliar jargon and acronyms can be confusing for many a business...
Access Broadband Cymru provides grants to fund or part-fund the equipment and installation costs of new broadband connections for homes and businesses in Wales. The grant does not include running costs. New connections through this scheme must deliver a significant change in speed. The new connection must at least double your current download speeds. The amount of funding you can receive depends on the speed of the new connection: £400 for 10Mbps and above £800...
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will work with The Department for Transport (DfT) to invest up to £34 million in innovation projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. These will be to develop and deploy real world operational demonstrations of clean maritime solutions as well as carry out innovative feasibility studies and pre-deployment trials. The Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) Round 4 is part of a suite of interventions launched by...
The Great British Businesswoman Awards brings together the whole Great British Businesswoman Series community to celebrate the women who are changing the face of business across the United Kingdom. The awards showcase the business role models, advocates and mentors, as well as the inspirational women leading businesses and those ascending to new heights! More than just an awards ceremony, the Great British Businesswoman Awards is a year-round programme of engagement, delivering touch points throughout the...