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Government Update: Key Announcements for UK Businesses
From employment reforms and skills development to international trade, crypto recovery, and sustainability legislation, the UK Government has released a range of new updates that may impact businesses across multiple sectors. We've summarised the key points – including developments in digital asset recovery, support for exporters, extended producer responsibility for packaging, and the latest on the UK’s Spending Review – to help our members stay informed and ahead of upcoming changes.
Announcements
New crypto specialist will help the agency trace rising number of digital assets held by individuals in bankruptcy and criminal cases.
Department for Business and Trade
Board of Trade meet to help UK exporters take advantage of new trade deals
Revamped Board of Trade meet for the first time off the back of trio of trade agreements with India, US and EU.
Supports access to loans and other trade finance facilities for businesses that sell internationally via government guarantees.
Employment reforms will ‘help solve UK’s Productivity Puzzle’
Employment reforms will help 'solve UK's Productivity Puzzle', Employment Rights Minister Justin Madders set out to global leaders in Geneva today.
Employment Rights Bill: impact assessments
Impact assessments and analytical documents relating to the Employment Rights Bill.
Department for Education
PM launches national skills drive to unlock opportunities for young people in tech
Pupils across the country will be given the skills and tools needed to get the AI-powered jobs of the future thanks to a new skills programme launched by the Prime Minister.
Department for Work and Pensions
Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper - GOV.UK
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.
This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 30 June 2025
Defra
This guidance explains how to report organisation details in order to register for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. This is a legal obligation for organisations that are affected by EPR for packaging.
UK organisations that are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging may need to get evidence of packaging waste recycling and pay disposal fees.
Fairer food labelling - GOV.UK
Consultation outcome.
Environment
Environment Secretary leads a new push with business to restore nature
Environment Secretary Steve Reed has brought business leaders and investors together to scale up private investment in nature
Yorkshire second region in England to move into drought status
Yorkshire has become the second region to enter drought status following the driest spring in 132 years.
Spending review
The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented her Spending Review to Parliament on Wednesday 11 June.
Spending Review 2025 speech - GOV.UK
Spending Review 2025 speech as delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
Trade
Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee Statement
Summary of a joint statement following the second meeting of the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee on 3 June 2025
Bolstering economic and migration ties and delivering further growth opportunities for British businesses are set to be at the top of the Foreign Secretary’s visit to India this weekend.
TRA proposes keeping measure on Chinese ceramic kitchenware
The TRA has proposed that an anti-dumping measure on ceramic tableware and kitchenware from China be maintained until 16 July 2029.