The Government has just published its Partner Pack for a new campaign to make sure that businesses prepare for new data protection requirements that will result from the UK leaving the EU at the end of the year. The three key messages are: If you’re a business or organisation that receives personal data from the...
Article Category: Brexit
Brexit information – Government updates online
The UK has left the EU, and the transition period will end in less than two month’s time. For businesses and organisations in the tourism sector, general guidance on the actions needed by 31 December can be found by following the links below: Contents include: Your employees Your data Your organisation and services Movement of...
OPPS overview regarding placing goods on the market, conformity and borders
The Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPPS) reminds businesses that the UK has left the EU, and the transition period comes to an end on the 31st December 2020. For information on what businesses need to do from 1 January 2021, click on the following links: Placing manufactured goods on the market in Great...
HMRC writes to VAT registered companies
HMRC has written to all VAT registered companies to explain what they need to do to prepare for new processes for moving goods between Great Britain and the EU from 1 January 2021, including: making sure they have a UK Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number deciding how they will make customs declarations checking...
Brexit and the End of Transition preparations
The NCC attended a recent virtual seminar hosted by BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) and OPSS (Office for Product Safety and Standards). There were a number of questions raised by attending businesses that are relevant to members, including ones on labelling and Declarations of Conformity. Below are the resulting Q&As. Regulatory background...
Employing people from the EU and EEA
Government has updated its information for employers about employing EU, EEA and Swiss citizens in the UK – covering the right to work checks, EU Settlement Scheme and the UK’s new immigration system. Because of COVID-19, there are temporary changes to the way you can check documents but employers will need to check a job applicant’s...