Compliance & Regulation

Processing health data could become a lot more difficult if the UK diverges from current European general data protection regulation (GDPR), an employment lawyer has warned. And if the UK's proposed new...

Ensuring a joined-up approach in which women can be seen for a number of "maintenance" health issues in a single appointment is a priority for the government's Women's Health Strategy. Women's health...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes its incoming Consumer Duty rules will eventually mean fewer rule changes and lower compliance costs for the industry. It emphasised the rules overhaul brought a ‘significant...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to insurance industry CEOs telling them to ensure their customers are protected from unnecessary products or add-ons and unfair penalties. And the regulator warned where...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) claims it has cut its authorisations backlog by 40% over the last year and is trialling automated application forms. Following reports of long delays for firms and...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a timeline illustrating the dates for when firms should have implemented key elements of its incoming Consumer Duty. The regulator published the final rules for...

MorganAsh has updated its adviser tool help businesses better manage and evaluate consumer vulnerability. As businesses prepare for the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Consumer Duty, the firm has updated its MorganAsh Resilience...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing the boundary between regulated financial advice and guidance across the sector. FCA executive director for markets Sarah Pritchard announced the move which could have a...

Private medical practitioners and healthcare providers must have greater transparency around conflict of interest declarations and give more prominence to expectations around patient consent. The tighter guidelines are part of the Independent...

Government intends to deliver an "ambitious" deregulatory package later this autumn to "unleash the potential" of the UK financial services sector as part of its plan to drive growth across the UK...