As recently reported by City A.M., Transport for London (TfL) has announced it plans to change regulations regarding private hire vehicles. The new regulations will affect big-name vehicle hire companies such as Uber and other private hire businesses.
The UK's rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has appointed a new interim Chief Executive in the form of Joanna Whittington, after the previous Chief Executive stepped down two months before the end of his contract.
The draft standard of ISO 45001, due to be officially released in October, has been made available for interested businesses to read. The Draft International Standard (DIS) will replace BS OHSAS 18001 when it is released.
Consumer group Which? has presented a 'super complaint' to the rail regulator regarding the way train companies manage the refunds system. According to Which?, only a tiny percentage of those entitled to refunds receive them and staff often do not know the rules about claiming refunds.
A number of UK retailers have stopped the sale of hoverboards over the Christmas period. This comes after the government told consumers to think twice about purchasing such items given the high number that have been seized by National Trading Standards, and the number that have made it into the news due to faulty electrics.
The government has published a new air quality plan which will create Clean Air Zones (CAZs) in five UK cities by 2020. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling against the government for failing to meet EU standards on harmful Nitrous Oxide (NOX) gases.
Documents obtained by the Telegraph have shown that the internet giant Google has met with the UK Department for Transport officials five times in the last two years to discuss self-driving car regulations. The Telegraph has reported that Google has praised the UK as a leading developer of laws regarding such technology.
It has recently been reported that the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) has launched a Performance Based Regulation (PBR) Maturity Assessment for aviation regulators, designed to help them establish their readiness to adopt a performance-based approach.
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has said that it "fully supports" the prospect of a global deal on climate change, as negotiations continue at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. However, the ICS is opposed to further regulation of the shipping industry, citing existing efforts by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
