This consultation was carried out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. In July 2016, the department merged with the Department for Business and Innovation and Skills to form the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
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The payment of tips, gratuities, cover and service charges is prevalent in a number of sectors. Concerns have been raised about the treatment of such payments in the hospitality sector particularly in relation to the percentage of each payment that goes directly to the employer.
This call...More
The recruitment sector is regulated by the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (the ‘Conduct Regulations’). In 2013, the Coalition Government consulted on proposed reforms to the legislation which would allow the...More
Julie Deane OBE, Founder and CEO of The Cambridge Satchel Company
The Prime Minister asked me to carry out an independent review into self-employment and to make recommendations as to how the UK can create a more flexible and supportive environment for those who want to work for themselves....More
If you knew you had won £200 on the lottery, would you forget to claim it? Probably not. Yet consumers across the UK are effectively ignoring significant savings every year when they stick with their current providers of essential but routine services. We’re very familiar with the concept of...More
More people are working in the UK than ever before. Over 2 million private sector jobs have been created since 2010, resulting in 600,000 fewer workless households [1] . 73.4% of people aged 16 to 64 are now in employment [2] and an increasing proportion of women and older people are...More
We intend to introduce new eligibility criteria for student support to allow people who have a long residential connection to the UK to enter higher education.
A recent Supreme Court judgement required the government to consider adopting more tailored eligibility criteria to those without...More
The consultation on higher education entitled Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice sets out a broad range of proposals to reshape the higher education landscape to have students at its heart. Its core aims are to raise teaching standards, provide...More
This consultation was carried out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. In July 2016, the department merged with the Department for Business and Innovation and Skills to form the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
The consultation sets out the Government’s...More
The government has announced that it will take forward Sir Paul Nurse’s recommendation to bring the seven Research Councils under a new overarching body – Research UK. It will also look to integrate Innovate UK into Research UK, to strengthen collaboration with the research base and...More
The Damages Directive is designed to make it easier for businesses and individuals to claim for compensation when they have been victims of a breach of European competition law.
The consultation sets out the UK Government's proposed approach to the relatively minor changes required to...More
This consultation sets out which regulators the Government proposes to bring within scope of the Business Impact Target (BIT), Growth Duty and Small Business Appeals Champion. It also seeks views on draft statutory guidance that is intended to support implementation of the Growth Duty and the...More
On 16 December 2015, Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson launched a UK-wide review of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) to ensure that future university research funding is allocated more efficiently, offers greater rewards for excellent research and reduces the...More
Terms and Conditions and Consumer Protection Fining Powers - Call for Evidence
In fair, competitive markets, consumers should be able to take informed choices without being misled and firms should not have incentives to breach the law. Following the publication of " A better deal: boosting...More
This consultation was carried out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. In July 2016, the department merged with the Department for Business and Innovation and Skills to form the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) was...More
Your views are sought on our proposed core competencies for front-line regulators. There are five specific questions on which we would like your feedback. The deadline for responses is 15 April.
The draft core competencies comprise a set of statements providing a firm foundation...More
This consultation was carried out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. In July 2016, the department merged with the Department for Business and Innovation and Skills to form the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
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Innovation can transform lives. It can help to address our biggest societal and economic challenges such as energy supply, food security and managing the impacts of demographic change. It enables businesses to develop new ideas, products and services, create new jobs and export...More
We're seeking your views on how the UK can improve superfast broadband access for businesses.
The review focuses on:
the broadband speeds that businesses will need now and in the future
the barriers businesses are facing in accessing the affordable, high speed...More
The Government is consulting on issues faced by micro businesses (including sole traders) when purchasing goods and services from other businesses in non-regulated sectors, in:
(i) negotiating contracts; and
(ii) being aware of their current protections – and how to use them – if there...More
We're seeking your views on introducing maintenance loans for higher level learners in technical and professional education. These would be on a par with the level of support available in Higher Education (HE); and support learners aged 19 plus studying at level 4 to level 6. Introducing...More
Government aims to create and maintain a fair and competitive business environment that leads to economic growth and to ensure that individuals are equipped with the knowledge and ability to understand their consumer rights and make good choices.
Active and assertive consumers are...More
There are some 150,000 businesses in the hospitality, leisure and service sectors where tipping is common. These sectors are an important part of our economy, employing some 2 million workers. Concerns have been raised about employer’s treatment of these additional payments to workers; and the...More
This consultation is seeking your views on whether the government should take action to improve further the UK’s competition regime. We would like to hear whether you think that, two years after the current regime was put in place, there are refinements which can be made to reduce the burden on...More
The White Paper Success in a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility & Student Choice (May 2016) reiterates the Government’s manifesto commitment to introduce a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The TEF will provide clear information to students about where the best...More
This consultation was carried out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. In July 2016, the department merged with the Department for Business and Innovation and Skills to form the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
This consultation sets out proposals relating to...More
Our aim is to encourage more flexible provision to meet students’ diverse needs. In this call for evidence we want to determine whether there is student demand for more switching between universities and degree courses. We also want to know more about demand for accelerated degrees. We are...More
This government wants to make Britain the best place in Europe to innovate and start up a new business. As part of this, we want to look at our employment rules and whether they could be stifling British entrepreneurship by preventing workers from starting up their own business after leaving a...More
This consultation was carried out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. In July 2016, the department merged with the Department for Business and Innovation and Skills to form the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
The Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) aims...More
This consultation seeks comments on proposals to introduce procedures for further education and sixth form colleges which become insolvent (unable to pay their debts). The proposals include a Special Administration Regime which would give extra protection to ensure continuity of service.
The...More