by westoncompliance | Nov 11, 2025 | Asbestos, Consultation, Health and Safety Executive, Occupational Health, Regulatory Process, UK
The HSE has launched a consultation seeking views on proposed regulatory changes to strengthen the independence of the asbestos four-stage clearance process, alongside non-regulatory measures to improve the quality of asbestos surveys and clarify guidance on...
by westoncompliance | Nov 5, 2025 | Environment, Onshore, Regulatory Process, SEPA, UK
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published a consultation digest, in response to the consultation seeking views from those who have an interest in and are impacted by SEPA’s regulations and duties.This consultation closed on 30 June...
by westoncompliance | Nov 5, 2025 | Carbon Capture and Storage, CO2, Consultation, DESNZ, Regulatory Process, UK
DESNZ sought views and evidence on economic regulation for CO2 storage to guide policy and support growth within an evolving carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) sector.This call for evidence closed on 31 October 2025.Read more…Source: DESNZ.
by westoncompliance | Oct 30, 2025 | Environment, Onshore, Radiation, Regulatory Process, SEPA, UK, Waste, Water
SEPA has today released a ‘Navigating Regulatory Change Toolkit’ to help companies understand how their current authorisation will transition under the new Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (EASR). This will help identify which type...
by westoncompliance | Oct 16, 2025 | Consultation, Decommissioning, DESNZ, OPRED, OSPAR, Policy, Regulatory Process, UK
DESNZ and OPRED amended question 8 in this consultation, to aid clarity.The consultation invited views on draft supplementary guidance for the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations, and associated policy proposals:- the draft supplementary guidance...
by westoncompliance | Oct 14, 2025 | Greenhouse Gases, HMSO, Regulatory Process, UK
This Order repeals the legal requirement for Scottish planning authorities to include specific greenhouse gas emission policies in their local development plans. It removes section 3F of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and sections 72 and 73 of the...
by westoncompliance | Oct 14, 2025 | Environment, Environment Agency, Onshore, Regulatory Process, UK
The Environment Agency (EA) has added a link to an online form for submitting regulatory appeals and clarified the possible outcomes of the impartial person’s consideration of the appeal.Read more…Source: EA.
by westoncompliance | Sep 11, 2025 | Data, NSTA, Regulatory Process, UK
The NSTA has published information on regulatory completion and disclosure dates and the National Data Repository (NDR), and brought the information together in a new power BI report. This report will enable users to track disclosure dates and monitor initial...
by westoncompliance | Sep 8, 2025 | Consultation, Decommissioning, DESNZ, OPRED, Policy, Regulatory Process, UK
DESNZ and OPRED invite views on draft supplementary guidance for the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas installations, and associated policy proposals:the draft supplementary guidance (guidance on the methodology for considering derogations...
by westoncompliance | Aug 11, 2025 | OPSS, Regulatory Process, UK
The OPSS has added guidance on the measuring instruments regulations and non-automatic weighing instruments regulations.Read more…Source: OPSS.
by westoncompliance | Aug 7, 2025 | DESNZ, Regulatory Process, Reporting, UK, UK ETS
DESNZ has published technical guidance to assist UK ETS installation operators in complying with the requirements that relate to the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation 2018 (MRR):UKETS01 MRR: General guidance for installationsUKETS04 MRR: Data flow activities and...
by westoncompliance | Aug 6, 2025 | Chemicals, Defra, Occupational Health, REACH, Regulatory Process, UK
This Memorandum of Understanding, which came into force on 5 August 2025, formally establishes the respective roles and responsibilities of Defra and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the development, hosting, funding, and operation of the “Comply with...
by westoncompliance | Aug 4, 2025 | Consultation, Marine, MCA, Ports, Regulatory Process, UK
The MCA held a consultation on updates to the convention list, and a revised approach to port state control regulations following the UK’s exit from the EU.This consultation closed on 1 August 2025.Read more…Source: MCA.
by westoncompliance | Jul 28, 2025 | Aviation, CAA, Consultation, Department for Transport, Regulatory Process, Transport, UK
The Department for Transport launched a consultation on the possibility of amendments to the UK’s aviation regulatory functions and framework to ensure that it:Is a robust, future-proof regulatory environment which is compliant with international obligations.Maintains...
by westoncompliance | Jul 23, 2025 | Compensation, Defra, Environment, Regulatory Process, UK, Wind Energy
Defra has launched a consultation to gather opinions on:the proposed environmental compensatory measures reforms (ECMR) for offshore windthe reformed approach to compensationthe proposed statutory instrument (SI)associated guidanceThe reforms intend to provide more...
by westoncompliance | Jul 10, 2025 | Marine, MCA, Occupational Health, Regulatory Process, UK
The MCA held a consultation seeking views on two statutory instruments and accompanying guidance for implementation of the MLC 2006, amendments 2022 into UK law between December 2024 and January 2025.Based on the responses gathered during the consultation, action has...
by westoncompliance | Jul 8, 2025 | Consultation, MCA, Ports, Regulatory Process, UK
The MCA has opened a consultation on updates to the convention list and a revised approach to port state control regulations following the UK’s exit from the EU.This consultation closes on 1 August 2025.Read more…Source: MCA.
by westoncompliance | Jul 4, 2025 | Environment, Onshore, Regulatory Process, SEPA, UK
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) held a consultation seeking views from those who have an interest in and are impacted by SEPA’s regulations and duties.The feedback received through consultations furthers understanding of what matters most to...
by westoncompliance | Jun 25, 2025 | CAA, Consultation, Department for Transport, Regulatory Process, Transport, UK
The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on the possibility of amendments to the UK’s aviation regulatory functions and framework to ensure that it:Is a robust, future-proof regulatory environment which is compliant with international...
by westoncompliance | Jun 23, 2025 | Consultation, Lead, Occupational Health, Regulatory Process, UK
The HSE had launched an informal consultation around proposals to lower the action and suspension blood lead levels as laid out in the Control of Lead at Work (2002) regulations (CLAW 2002).As part of this work, help in estimating (very approximately) how much it...
