Land Transaction Tax update: winter 2023
Update on our Land Transaction Tax (LTT) services and guidance for tax professionals.
Updated: Tue Dec 05 2023
New law will improve workplace recycling and Wales already impressive record
Wales's already impressive recycling record is set to improve thanks to a new law that has been passed in the Senedd this week.
Updated: Tue Dec 05 2023
15 million free school meals served as part of Co-operation Agreement
15 million free school meals have been served in primary schools across Wales as part of the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru.
Updated: Mon Dec 04 2023
APCC supports national Christmas drink and drug driving campaign
APCC Roads Policing and Transport Lead Lisa Townsend and Deputy Lead Joy Allen are supporting the national policing operation targeting drink and drug drivers this Christmas.
Updated: Mon Dec 04 2023
APCC supports national Christmas drink and drug driving campaign
APCC Roads Policing and Transport Lead Lisa Townsend and Deputy Lead Joy Allen are supporting the national policing operation targeting drink and drug drivers this Christmas.
Updated: Mon Dec 04 2023
HBOs award-winning House of the Dragon roars back to the small screen after filming in north Wales
Eagle-eyed viewers may spot locations very familiar to them in the recently released teaser trailer for the much anticipated second season of House of the Dragon, as support from Creative Wales has seen north Wales used as a filming base for the second series of the hit show.
Updated: Mon Dec 04 2023
Illegal entry case referred to Crown Court
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred an illegal entry conviction to the Crown Court.
Updated: Mon Dec 04 2023
Another year of high-quality bathing water standards for Wales
Wales again secured high-quality results in 2023 with 98% of designated bathing waters meeting our stringent environmental standards.
Updated: Fri Dec 01 2023
APCC Leads Respond to Governments Announced Ban on Twenty Dangerous Drugs
Following advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), 15 new dangerous synthetic opioids will become Class A drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Updated: Fri Dec 01 2023
APCC Leads Respond to Governments Announced Ban on Twenty Dangerous Drugs
Following advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), 15 new dangerous synthetic opioids will become Class A drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Updated: Fri Dec 01 2023
Countdown to Christmas kicked off in Downing Street
The Prime Minister has been joined by businesses, charities and community groups in a festive celebration at Downing Street, where he also switched on the Christmas lights outside Number 10.
Updated: Fri Dec 01 2023
All residential high-rise buildings in Wales on the route to remediation
Wales has become the first country in the UK to confirm a route to remediation for all high-rise residential buildings affected by fire safety issues.
Updated: Thu Nov 30 2023
APCC leads respond to governments announced ban on twenty dangerous drugs
Following advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), 15 new dangerous synthetic opioids will become Class A drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The government has announced a further five dangerous substances will be controlled as part of the ban which can cause complications such as seizures and liver failure.
Updated: Thu Nov 30 2023
APCC leads respond to governments announced ban on twenty dangerous drugs
Following advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), 15 new dangerous synthetic opioids will become Class A drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The government has announced a further five dangerous substances will be controlled as part of the ban which can cause complications such as seizures and liver failure.
Updated: Thu Nov 30 2023
Bill to tackle air and noise pollution passed in the Senedd, supporting a cleaner, healthier and greener future
New legislation was recently (Tuesday, November 28) passed in the Senedd, giving the Welsh Government greater powers to improve air quality and reduce noise pollution across Wales.
Updated: Thu Nov 30 2023
Contributing to a more diverse Criminal Bar
Would-be barristers are being offered a chance to gain a deeper understanding of criminal law, as well as expert advice and support in the journey towards securing pupillage, in a scheme run by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in partnership with the Kalisher Trust.
Updated: Thu Nov 30 2023
Post Office cases: CCRC sends two posthumous referrals to Crown Court
The CCRC has for the first time referred the convictions of two former Post Office workers who are now deceased to the Crown Court.
Updated: Thu Nov 30 2023
4.6 million boost for VCSE sector from Dormant Accounts Fund NI
Organisations from the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Northern Ireland are benefitting from £4,596,260 from the Dormant Accounts Fund NI, which closed to applications in March of this year.
Updated: Wed Nov 29 2023
New plans to drive forward improvement in maths and literacy
The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, has today announced details of plans to improve literacy and numeracy, as part of wider efforts to deal with impacts of the Covid pandemic in schools.
Updated: Wed Nov 29 2023
Sentencing Council consults on revised Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline
Proposals to revise the Imposition of community and custodial sentences guideline in England and Wales were published for consultation today by the independent Sentencing Council.
Updated: Wed Nov 29 2023
Action plan to help farmers take advantage of digital technology
A new Welsh Government plan is aiming to ensure the agriculture sector in Wales fully benefits from digital technology.
Updated: Tue Nov 28 2023
Economy Minister sets out top priorities for a stronger Welsh economy built by all of us
Ambition for stand-out Welsh strengths, green prosperity, skills and local jobs form the top priorities for the Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, who will today set out his plans to deliver the Welsh Government's mission for a stronger economy.
Updated: Tue Nov 28 2023
Prime Ministers keynote speech at the Global Investment Summit: 27 November 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Suank's speech given yesterday at the Global Investment Summit.
Updated: Tue Nov 28 2023
Prime Minister unveils 29.5bn of investment at historic Global Investment Summit
Thousands of jobs will be created across the UK in our most innovative sectors, including tech, life sciences, renewables, housing and infrastructure.
Updated: Mon Nov 27 2023
Record number of food businesses achieving top hygiene ratings across Wales as mandatory display turns 10
Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Lynne Neagle, and Chair of the Food Standards Agency, Professor Susan Jebb, welcome the significant improvement in hygiene ratings for Welsh food businesses on the 10th anniversary of mandatory display of food hygiene ratings.
Updated: Mon Nov 27 2023