The EFSA Panel on Plant Health (from this point onwards referred to as ‘the Panel’) was requested to conduct a commodity risk assessment ofCrataegus monogynafrom the UK following the Guidance on commodity risk assessment for the evaluation of high-risk plant dossiers (EFSA PLH Panel,2019) tak...
organisations develop and deliver environmental, social and governance (ESG) programmes for over 20 years. In this interview for UKAS’s 2023 Annual Report, Simon outlines the net zero transition landscape along with the potential benefits of using the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) to deliver...
Relevant processed iron or steel products manufactured or produced before 21 April 2023: a product which is a relevant processed iron or steel product; was manufactured or produced before 21 April 2023; and has not been located in Russia at any time since 21 April 2023. Relevant processed iron...
*In February 2023, the UK updated itsAnti-Money Laundering Guidelines for Art Market Participants. The guidelines clarify who falls under the “regulated art sector” and, therefore, must conduct KYC. They also updated on what has to be done prior to establishing a business relationship. **As ...
1 November 2023 | News | Infrastructure, Net zero, Policy, UK A milestone report from the National Infrastructure Commission has strong words for the government on project overspend, policy u-turns and net zero apathy. Expert Opinion: Opportunities in delivering a just energy transition 18 Octo...
"Our new risk-assessment system will enable us to carefully open a number of safe travel routes around the world," a government spokeswoman said. "But we will not hesitate to put on the brakes if any risks re-emerge." The rules for red-category countries will not change. ...
Offshore wind projects are typically heavily reliant on foreign national talent. The introduction of the offshore wind workers concession in 2017 therefore provided much needed relief and clarity for the sector, given the ongoing uncertainty as to which seafaring workers require UK work visas. What ...
The NNL methodology has been developed to be deliberately very general such that it can be applied to different risk pathways, such as diversion of fissile material by a state and theft of radioactive material by a sub-national group. It can also be applied to assess the risk inherent in ...
The Data Protection Act 2018, which supplements the UK-GDPR, extends the scope of data protection in the UK to include national security and intelligence services, which fall outside the scope of the EU GDPR. In addition, the age of consent has been lowered from 16 years to 13 years in ...
“no-intervention” control group (Schuster et al.,2023). At several US universities, students who perpetrate sexual harm are referred to the Science-based Treatment, Accountability, and Risk Reduction for Sexual Assault (STARRSA) program for a cognitive behavioral therapy or psychoeducation-based ...