On 13 August 2020, HMRC published their annual Creative Industries Statistics. The statistics highlight the impact of VGTR amongst other tax reliefs for the Creative Industries. There were 150 British…
Suzi StephensonAugust 13, 2020
The Mayor’s £1m Back to Business Fund is offering up to £5,000 in match funding to small businesses to help them survive through COVID-19 and adapt to do business through…
Suzi StephensonAugust 12, 2020
The Universities Minister, Michelle Donelan MP, has written to all Vice-Chancellors asking them to hold places for students who are appealing their A level results, ahead of results day later…
Suzi StephensonAugust 11, 2020
TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, is conducting a survey into Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) and a Video Games Investment Fund (VGIF), to bolster TIGA’s campaign…
Suzi StephensonAugust 11, 2020
TIGA, the network for video games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry, has today announced that its tenth annual Games Industry Awards are…
Suzi StephensonAugust 11, 2020
On 8 August 2020, the Government reached a gigabit broadband rollout milestone, with half a million premises now having access to gigabit connectivity as a result of government investment. As…
Suzi StephensonAugust 10, 2020
On 6 August 2020, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at DCMS, Matt Warman MP, responded to a written question on the role of full-fibre broadband to the economic recovery…
Suzi StephensonAugust 7, 2020
On 7 August 2020, TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, responded to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s inquiry into ‘Employment and COVID-19’. The inquiry is designed to…
Suzi StephensonAugust 7, 2020
On 6 August 2020, the Government published a directory of more than 50 UK-based companies which provide technology or solutions that protect users from harmful content, contact or conduct. These…
Suzi StephensonAugust 6, 2020
The EU Goods Sub-Committee, chaired by Baroness Verma, has written to Michael Gove about its inquiry ‘Beyond Tariffs: facilitating future UK-EU trade in manufactured goods.’ The letter outlines the key…
Suzi StephensonAugust 5, 2020
On Wednesday 5 August 2020, TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, has published a guide to the Research & Development (R&D) Tax Incentive Schemes. TIGA have paired…
Suzi StephensonAugust 5, 2020
On 3 August 2020, the Government announced £20 million of funding to improve small business leadership and problem solving, in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. There will be two…
Suzi StephensonAugust 4, 2020
On 1 August 2020, the Government launched a new telephone and online support service designed to help apprentices who have lost their job due to COVID-19. The Redundancy Support Service…
Suzi StephensonAugust 3, 2020
On 30 July 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published guidance on AI and data protection. The guidance is a framework for auditing AI, focusing on best practices for data…
Suzi StephensonJuly 31, 2020
On 30 July 2020, the Welsh Government announced a £53 million announcement to help Wales’ diverse culture sector deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The fund will be…
Suzi StephensonJuly 31, 2020
On 28 July 2020, the Government announced a new £500 million Film and TV Production Scheme to kickstart film and television production. The scheme is designed to give productions the…
Suzi StephensonJuly 30, 2020
On 28 July 2020, the Minister of State for Universities, Michelle Donelan MP, responded to a written question on the cost to the public purse of support for higher education…
Suzi StephensonJuly 30, 2020
On 29 July 2020, the Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, Darren Jones MP, wrote to Secretary of State for BEIS Rt Hon Alok Sharma, outlining a…
Suzi StephensonJuly 29, 2020
On 28 July 2020, the Matt Warman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for DCMS, answered a written question on the Government’s target of full fibre broadband for all people by…
Suzi StephensonJuly 29, 2020
