Prompt payment reforms
Reforms to the Code The Government announced reforms to the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) today, partially in response to the pandemic. Firstly, the changes will…
Reforms to the Code The Government announced reforms to the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) today, partially in response to the pandemic. Firstly, the changes will…
Alongside the much-publicised free trade agreement between the UK and EU signed at the end of 2020, the two sides importantly committed to continuing co-operation…
The current pandemic has highlighted the importance of agile, open and effective public procurement to ensure the quick provision of vital goods and services, whether…
On 19 November 2020, the Prime Minister announced a huge boost to Defence spending and presented important parts of the vision for the future of…
The UK Government today announced that it will be modernising powers to investigate and intervene in potentially hostile direct investment on national security grounds. The…
Over the past month ADS has set out how the Government’s Integrated Review, and the associated Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS), could leverage the…
The UK’s Strategic Defence and Security Reviews have traditionally considered issues and capabilities affecting national security primarily, if not exclusively. However, the Government’s Integrated Review…
The UK’s Integrated Review (IR) is a cross-government effort to better align the various departments, agencies, and other bodies of state to form a cohesive…
Written by Nathan Mathiot, Security Policy Advisor, and Andy Johnston, Defence Policy Advisor – ADS UK Defence & Security Exports (UKDSE) released the official figures…
On Tuesday 6th October 2020 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) made a ruling on data retention regimes in the UK, France and Belgium, which…