Thousands of lives to be saved under bold new Road Safety Strategy
government announces its first road safety strategy in over a decade, with a plan to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads by 65% by 2035 new consultations on minimum learning period for learner drivers, eye tests for older drivers and lowering the alcohol limit for driving to help prevent causes of collisions the strategy will help save thousands of lives and […]
Richard Turfitt Awarded OBE for Services to Road Safety and Justice in New Year Honours
Richard Turfitt has served as Traffic Commissioner for the East of England since May 2008 and as Senior Traffic Commissioner between June 2017 and May 2025. He is also currently Acting Traffic Commissioner for Scotland. During his distinguished career so far, Richard has overseen the regulation of goods vehicle and public service vehicle operators, ensuring […]
Urgent safety check for 85,000 tumble dryers
Households with specific tumble dryers manufactured by Haier must check if their machine needs an urgent safety repair. Source link
Protecting public safety: tackling training malpractice
An update from Pete Easterbrook, Director of Inspections and Enforcement. Pete leads the SIA's drive against training malpractice and qualification fraud. Source link
Welsh goods vehicle operator disqualified for five years following falsification of safety records
The order also disqualifies him from being a director of any entity that holds or obtains an operator’s licence and from being involved in the management, administration or control of such and entity for five years. The Commissioner heard evidence that Mr Morgan had pleaded guilty to five separate offences of falsifying safety inspection records […]
OPSS launches new online product safety campaign
New resources launched to raise awareness of unsafe products sold online. Source link
MHRA and NICE receive £2 million from Wellcome to improve safety and effectiveness of digital mental health technologies
People across the UK will have better access to high quality, safe and effective digital mental health support, thanks to extended funding for clearer regulation and evaluation of these technologies. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have secured a £2 million funding boost […]
MHRA reaffirms safety of childhood vaccination
Vaccination is one of the most effective and safest ways to protect against many serious infectious diseases Source link
Implementation of the Online Safety Act: Fees threshold and exemptions to fee paying
Letter from DSIT Secretary of State Liz Kendall to Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes. Source link
Dr Alison Cave: Pharmacists are on the frontline of medicines safety – and your reports make all the difference
This #MedSafetyWeek (3–9 November), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is highlighting the vital role pharmacists play in keeping medicines and medical devices safe. Every day, pharmacists help patients use medicines safely and effectively. We are aware you are often the first point of call when something doesn’t look or feel right – […]