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This week the Council officially launches its new and improved InvestHighland website to promote the wealth of inward investment opportunities and attract the best talent to the area. Invest Highland is supported by The Highland Council and is dedicated to promoting and developing our region as an attractive and sustainable destination for business, international investors, talent and visitors.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 is happening in Davos this week, from 20 to 24 January 2025. This year's theme is "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age", focusing on how rapid technological advancements, especially in AI, can be harnessed for societal benefit while addressing risks.
Ministers will act on all recommendations relating to Scotland in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry's report on pandemic resilience and preparedness of the United Kingdom, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has announced. The Module 1 report contained ten recommendations for the four UK nations to improve civil emergency planning and response.
On 15 December 2024, the UK officially became a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), marking a significant achievement as the first non-founding and first European country to join. The UK is now the second-largest economy in the group, after Japan, raising the collective value of the CPTPP economies to £12 trillion, covering over a half a billion people.
Public sector workers are being held back by archaic technology according to a new report set to be published on Tuesday 21 January 2025. Public sector workers are being held back by archaic technology - crippling productivity and slashing public satisfaction in services, according to a new report set to be published on Tuesday.
The employer National Insurance increase must be fully funded to ensure local authorities have the resources they need to serve their communities, Finance Secretary Shona Robison has said. Ahead of an appearance before the local government committee next week, Ms Robison again called on the UK Government to provide urgent clarity over the funding to help the Scottish Government and local authorities finalise their budgets.
Exhibition of proposals to take place on Friday and Saturday, with follow up events in February 2025. A programme of public consultation gets underway this week (Friday 24 January 2025) on plans for the next phase of development at Inverness Campus.
In a new report for the Institute of Economic Affairs, Economist Vera Kichanova argues that the UK could and should create new self-governing cities like Hong Kong within its borders, to drive growth and prosperity. Freeports strategy in the UK is insufficient, adding more bureaucracy and red tape for short term political gain instead of using economic freedom to drive growth.
Thousands of working families with babies in neonatal care will be entitled to additional time off as a day one right. New right to neonatal care leave and pay confirmed from 6 April, expected to benefit around 60,000 new parents.
A new campaign has been launched today Monday 20 January 2025 by a taskforce that includes energy regulator Ofgem and trade association Energy UK, and is supported by consumer groups National Energy Action and Energy Action Scotland.. It urges owners of Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) electricity meters to act now and accept the offer of a meter upgrade from their energy supplier.. The campaign will run across TV, video on demand, radio, digital audio, billboards and local press, highlighting the urgent need for RTS customers to book the installation of a new meter as soon as their energy supplier contacts them.
Three convicted money launderers, responsible for illegally obtaining Australian dollars and laundering them through cryptocurrency, were recently ordered to pay a total of £23,629,031 through a Confiscation Order made by the court. Stephen William Boys, 56, was convicted at Preston Crown Court on 13 January 2023 of money laundering along with Kelly Caton, 46, and Jordan Kane Robinson, 26.
Security professionals are urged to remain vigilant and question who their clients are to ensure they are not carrying out damaging activity against the UK. The Security Minister is urging security professionals offering their specialist services to remain vigilant and question who their clients are - in order to ensure they are not being tasked by foreign powers to carry out damaging activity against the UK.
The UK will launch a Grain Verification Scheme to track grain stolen from occupied areas of Ukraine, as part of its landmark 100-year partnership with the country. Using cutting-edge science to determine where grain has been grown and harvested, the UK has developed a database to support Ukraine's efforts to trace and stop grain theft from occupied regions.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report on HMRC's administration of Scottish income tax, including the final calculation of Scottish revenues for the 2022/23 tax year. The Auditor General for Scotland, Stephen Boyle, provides additional assurance to the Scottish Parliament on the work of the NAO in this area.
Following the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill being passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament in December, a consultation seeking views on the principles and practical issues of ending dual mandates has launched. The consultation, which runs until 23 March, looks at issues such as grace periods once elected and salary or parliamentary limitations during this period.
In a report published by the Treasury Select Committee today, MPs raise concerns that the OVfM Chair, David Goldstone CBE, is only contracted for a year and that the unit only had 12 full-time members of staff in December. It is therefore difficult to see how it will have a meaningful impact on driving efficiencies in departments.
Here at the web site we received a suspicious call saying they were from Tesco about sim card problems. This is yet another scam so hang up.
The Polluter Pays Principle is a cornerstone of environmental policy, emphasizing that those who cause environmental damage should bear the costs associated with mitigating and rectifying that damage. This principle has been embraced by various countries and is integral to global efforts to promote sustainable development and environmental protection.
A Child Trust Fund (CTF) was a tax-free savings account for children born in the UK between 2002 and 2011. The government contributed money to the accounts, which became available to the child when they turned 18.
