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20 stories · Last updated: 3 Jul 2026, 2:17pm
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gov.uk · DBT
Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations
Regulations you must comply with when launching or returning a rocket or space plane.
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gov.uk · DBT
Operating an orbital space object: rules and regulations
Regulations you must comply with when operating an orbital space object. For example, a satellite.
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gov.uk · DBT
Operating a spaceport: rules and regulations
Regulations you must comply with when operating a spaceport.
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gov.uk · DBT
Providing range control services: rules and regulations
Regulations you must comply with when providing range control services.
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gov.uk · DBT
Guidance: Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale Ups privacy notice
This privacy notice sets out how the Department for Business and Trade processes personal data collected as part of the VFRS4SU scheme.
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gov.uk · DBT
Official Statistics: Large businesses’ payment practices and performance: Statistics (2025)
Annual statistics describing how large UK businesses pay their suppliers, using data reported under The Payment Practices and Performance Reporting Regulations 2017. Includes statistics on the numb…
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gov.uk · DBT
Correspondence: Keep Britain Working review update: March 2026
An update on the implementation of the independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.
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gov.uk · DBT
Correspondence: Keep Britain Working review update: June 2026
June 2026 update on implementing the independent review of employers' role in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.
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gov.uk · DBT
Decision: UK's steel trade measure from 1 July 2026
Details about a new steel trade measure from 1 July 2026, which limits tariff-free steel import quota volumes.
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gov.uk · DBT
Guidance: Companies House fees
A list of all the fees Companies House charges, and how we determine these fees.
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gov.uk · DBT
Decision: Gangmasters Licensing Appeals results and judgements
Appeal results and judgements from the Gangmasters Licensing Appeals.
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gov.uk · DBT
Transparency data: UK-New Zealand FTA Joint Committee: public summary, 27 May 2026
A summary of discussions of the official led Joint Committee reviewing the implementation of the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between 2025 and 2026.
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gov.uk · DBT
Promotional material: Secretary of State for Business and Trade hosts UK-China JETCO: factsheet
Summary of outcome of UK-China Joint Economic and Trade Commission (JETCO) co-hosted by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade in July 2026 in London.
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gov.uk · DBT
Notice: Trade remedies notices: countervailing duty on biodiesel from Indonesia
Trade remedies notices published by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade relating to the countervailing duty on biodiesel from Indonesia.
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gov.uk · DBT
Guidance: Ceased or suspended Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs)
This list includes details of businesses and sole traders that have had their ACSP status either suspended or ceased (removed).
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gov.uk · DBT
Decision: UK-Singapore trade agreement documents
Decisions and other documents from the UK-Singapore trade agreement.
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gov.uk · DBT
Notice: Trade remedies notice: linear low-density polyethylene from the USA
Trade remedies notice published by the Secretary of State relating to imports of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) originating from the USA.
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gov.uk · DBT
Form: Department for Business and Trade College of Experts: registration of interest
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is establishing a new College of Experts (CoE). Applications closed on 28 June 2026.
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gov.uk · DBT
Official Statistics: Trade and investment core statistics book
A monthly snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment position, summarising trade statistics produced by ONS, HMRC, DBT and others.
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gov.uk · DBT
Official Statistics: UK trade in numbers
A snapshot of the UK’s latest trade and investment position, summarising statistics produced by ONS, DBT, and UNCTAD.
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