Compliance & Regulation

Aviva has told the government financial scams promoted by paid-for adverts must be included in its Online Safety Bill to meet the objective of making the UK one of the safest places...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has hit out at the testing restrictions being imposed on doctors as a result of a shortage of blood test tubes. The doctor’s union said it had...

An employment lawyer has warned health and protection advisers not to dismiss the concerns of employees complaining about excessive work demands and the risk of burnout. The warning follows a case involving...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has defended its general insurance pricing rules published in May saying that it is not limiting the margin or profit insurers and intermediaries can earn. However, the...

A mortgage and protection advice firm plans to appeal after an employment tribunal awarded more than £23,000 to an adviser for being fired after she claimed her 48 hour or more working...

The number of patients awaiting the start of NHS treatment in England hit a record 5.5m in June and analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests this could rocket to 14m...

Life insurance provider DeadHappy has explained how it worked with TV advertising governing body Clearcast over a new campaign carrying the slogan 'Please Die Responsibly'. To ensure the ads do not fall...

Advisers should update employee risk assessments and meeting policies in light of new rules meaning double jabbed people no longer have to isolate if they come into contact with someone who has...

The competition regulator is reviewing the hospital sales and other mitigating measures proposed by BMI Healthcare and Circle Health which allowed the merger of the two hospital groups to proceed. A Competition...

The Priory Hospital Woking has undertaken a full environmental review after it was downgraded from good to requiring improvement by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and ordered to make improvements or face...