Statement of compliance meaning

STOP PRESS: On 24 March 2025, the government released a comprehensively revised and updated version of its statutory guidance on the transparency in supply chains provisions in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. This document is being reviewed in light of the new guidance. Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015) requires any commercial organisation operating in the UK with an annual turnover over £36m to publish a yearly transparency statement explaining the actions taken during the financial year to prevent slavery and human trafficking within its supply chains and across its business. The statement may cover: Organisational structure Policies Due diligence Risk assessment and management Training Effectiveness in keeping the supply chain free from modern slavery and human trafficking Our Flowchart: Does section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 apply to my business? can help you determine whether MSA 2015, s 54 applies to your organisation. This Checklist is designed...

This checklist outlines the matters to weigh up and the actions required to end a periodic standard occupation contract for a dwelling in Wales under the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (RH(W)A 2016). It covers the bases for seeking possession, compliance with any pre-conditions, notice rules, permitted methods of service, and further steps once a notice has been served. For fuller guidance, see Practice Note: Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016—terminating standard occupation contracts and recovering possession. On what grounds can possession be sought? Confirm that a lawful ground exists before taking possession action. The grounds relevant to a periodic standard occupation contract are: breach of contract estate management grounds the landlord was persuaded to enter the contract by a false statement from the contract-holder 'no fault' ground, ie the landlord may give notice to terminate where there is no fault by the contract-holder serious rent arrears For further detail on the grounds for possession, see Practice Note: Renting...

This Checklist This Checklist outlines the standards that must be satisfied for the documents accompanying applications for building control approval and for applications for completion certificates submitted to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). These applications relate to the construction of a new higher-risk building (HRB), or to works affecting an existing HRB. For guidance on determining whether a building qualifies as an HRB, see Practice Note: Building Safety Act 2022—what is a higher-risk building?). Where works concern an HRB, it also ensures compliance with the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (England) Regulations 2023 (HRB Procedures Regulations), SI 2023/909, reg 31(1). This Checklist focuses on the expected form and substance of the documents cited within the application, rather than itemising which documents must be submitted with the application itself or retained and updated as part of the ‘golden thread information’. For broader information on construction and occupation duties for HRBs, see Practice Notes: Building Safety Act 2022—design and construction requirements of the higher-risk building regime and Building Safety Act 2022—higher-risk buildings...

Stage 1—preparing to bring a claim and pre-action matters Guidance on UK trade mark infringement, offences, passing off, interim injunctions, running IP disputes, privilege, dispute resolution (mediation and arbitration), and the Disclosure Scheme; plus checklists and forms (injunction, application, hearing) Stage 2—Letter before action alleging infringement Notes on infringement, passing off, unjustified threats and drafting; includes a trade mark letter of claim precedent Stage 3—commencing proceedings Procedure, defences and exceptions, IPEC flowchart, pleadings and initial disclosure precedents, and CPR/Part 36 forms Stage 4—case management Procedure and Disclosure Scheme notes, court guides (Chancery, Patents Court, IPEC and Small Claims), and case management questionnaires, Disclosure Review Document, Certificate of Compliance, budgets and directions Stage 5—disclosure and evidence Surveys and witness evidence (PD 57AC), privilege, disclosure (including electronic) and flexible trials; witness statement and Extended Disclosure precedents; affidavits, applications and certificates Stage 6—trial...

In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects Nuclear energy Planning issues in energy projects International energy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem publishes determinations on code manager selection for REC and BSC Ofgem has issued two determinations, setting out its conclusions under section 187(1) of the Energy Act 2023 to move ahead with appointing code managers for the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) and the Retail Energy Code (REC) without running a competition. As a consequence, both the Retail Energy Code Company Ltd and Elexon Ltd will, respectively, be asked to provide a licensing assessment form. Ofgem will subsequently review the submissions and confirm whether it proposes to award each entity a licence. See:...

The EAT ruled on 31 July 2025 that the government was not responsible for indirect discrimination against Louise Askester and 126 other care home employees simply for having published guidance on who could be excused from the jab, because that guidance did not exceed what statute demanded. Auerbach HHJ observed that, given its balanced and accurate statement of the law, and the consistent emphasis on advising employers about what was required to ensure compliance with the law, it was not realistically arguable that a tribunal could properly judge it fair, reasonable or just to hold the Secretary of State or the Department of Health and Social Care to account. In 2021, fresh UK rules mandated vaccination against COVID-19, for care home staff, save where a medical exemption applied under the relevant regulations at the time...

MTA Personal Injury Solicitors LLP (in administration) (acting by its joint administrators Andrew Lawrence Hosking and Sean Bucknall) v Wiseglass [2024] EWHC 2208 (Ch) What are the practical implications of this case? The burden rests on the administrator, as an office-holder owing fiduciary duties, to substantiate any request for remuneration by being candid with the court and providing information that is adequate, coherent and sufficient. The administrator must justify fees with proper evidence and open disclosure. Statement of Insolvency Practice (SIP) 2 is pivotal in underscoring the duty to identify assets, including prospective claims against third parties such as directors, and to determine what recoveries may realistically be achieved. Paras 9–11 require an initial assessment: this includes making enquiries and/or interviewing directors and senior staff where appropriate, forming a preliminary view on potential recovery routes, and deciding what further investigation is warranted. Paras 4 and 18 emphasise clear reporting of actions taken and outcomes, together with thorough documentation of initial assessments, investigations and conclusions....

ARCHIVED : This Practice Note is archived and is no longer maintained. From 1 April 2017, the worldwide debt cap rules were repealed and superseded by the corporate interest restriction (CIR) rules. Accordingly, the worldwide debt cap described here should be treated as relevant only for periods before 1 April 2017, being the date the CIR took effect. For any period straddling that date, the debt cap should be applied to a notional period ending on 31 March 2017. For more on the CIR, which replaces and repeals the debt cap, see Practice Note: Corporate interest restriction. Relief for finance costs of UK-resident companies that are members of large groups may be restricted (ie disallowed) where, broadly, the group’s UK-based net debt exceeds 75% of the group’s gross debt (the gateway test). The debt cap applies to periods of account beginning on or after 1 January 2010. The provisions that bring about the restriction are often termed the worldwide debt cap regime (although it is possible that the regime...

A limited liability partnership (LLP) A limited liability partnership (LLP) is a corporate body established under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 (LLPA 2000). Most rules governing LLPs derive from modified company law rather than partnership law (see Practice Note: The nature of a limited liability partnership and its legal framework). The requirements for incorporation are prescribed in the LLPA 2000 and the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006), as adapted by the Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009, SI 2009/1804 (LLP (Application of CA 2006) Regs 2009). The method for forming an LLP closely mirrors the procedure for company incorporation...

ARCHIVED : The Tier 1 (Investor) category was closed to initial applications, without warning, from 16:00 on 17 February 2022 through Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules CP 632. Applicants with existing permission in this route can still seek to extend their leave, and may apply for entry clearance from outside the UK if they have held Tier 1 (Investor) leave within the 12 months before the date of application, as well as apply for settlement. Extension applications, whether made in the UK or abroad, must be lodged by 17 February 2026. Applications for indefinite leave to remain must be submitted by 17 February 2028. For additional details, see: LNB News 17/02/2022 76. This Practice Note—last updated before the post-Brexit work and study routes introduced in December 2020 via Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 617—has been kept in archived form for historical interest. Anti-money laundering duties and other client due diligence processes, together with advisers’ own regulatory compliance...

[ On the headed notepaper of the creditor’s solicitors ] Our ref: [ insert ] FAO [ Insert name ] [ Name of debtor’s solicitors ] [ Address line 1 ] [ Address line 2 ] [ Postcode ] [ Date ] Dear [ insert name ] [ Insert creditor’s name ] AND [ insert debtor’s name ] Letter of claim We refer to our letters of [ insert date(s) ] regarding the above issue concerning [ insert brief details ]. Notwithstanding the requests within that correspondence, our client remains unpaid for the outstanding payment [ s ] identified below. Accordingly, this constitutes our client’s letter of claim, issued pursuant to the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims (the Protocol). We set out below details of our client’s claim and enclose copies of the principal documents. We also enclose a copy of the Protocol for your reference, together with the required Information Sheet, Reply Form and Standard Financial Statement. [...

Company number: [ insert number ] [ insert company name ] LIMITED (the Company ) Statement of directors We, as all of the directors of the Company, provide this statement for the purposes of section 644(5) of the Companies Act 2006 (the CA 2006 )...

Reference under section 11 Employment Rights Act 1996 [ Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1: ] On [ insert date ], the Claimant began employment with the Respondent [ as a [ insert role ] ]. [ The Respondent is a [ insert description of business ] ]. [ The Respondent has failed to provide the Claimant with [ any written statement of employment particulars as required under section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 OR a written statement of employment particulars that is compliant with section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 because [ specify the non-compliance alleged ] ] ]...

At the heart of the query lies the status of a party who does not adhere to a court direction, yet has lodged an application to extend the time for compliance before the expiry of the deadline attached to that direction. On the scenario set out, the claimant will be in breach of the court order concerning the exchange of witness statements in two weeks’ time, because that order will not have been varied before the deadline for compliance under that order...