£1.1 million compound settlement for sanctions breach – Case study
Breach: ‘making available’ goods offence under the Russia sanctions Date of settlement: May 2025 Amount of settlement: £1,160,725.67 Notice: Notice to Exporters: NTE 2025/18 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) concluded a compound settlement in relation to a UK exporter that made goods available to Russia in breach of The Russia (Sanctions)(EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The […]
Thousands of patients from Scotland’s poorest areas to benefit from landmark UK government-funded obesity study
Scottish patients placed at the heart of a multi-million pound study of weight-loss medicines. University of Glasgow, pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk and IQVIA, a leading global provider of clinical research services, selected to plan and deliver the research involving 3,000 to 5,000 people from across Scotland. Findings of the study will provide real-world insight into the lives of people living with obesity and health […]
What is the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo? – Case study
What is it? The Magnox Swarf Storage Silo (MSSS) is the most hazardous building on the Sellafield site, so the work of removing the waste and putting it into modern, safe containment packages is our top priority. MSSS was built more than 50 years ago for the underwater storage of Magnox fuel cladding (or swarf) […]
The First-Generation Reprocessing Plant – Case study
We’re keeping this ageing facility safe and secure as we clean it up in preparation for decommissioning and demolition. The challenge Sellafield has been at the forefront of pioneering nuclear technologies for almost 80 years. The site opened in 1947 with a single mission; to produce plutonium for Britain’s nuclear deterrent. In 5 short years, […]
Holnicote Estate combines management strategies to control local deer and grey squirrel populations – Case study
Key facts site: Holnicote Estate, West Somerset size: 5,059 hectares of which 600 hectares is woodland establishment method: planting and natural regeneration type: lowland broadleaved woodland, coniferous woodland, mixed (established and recent) plantation, riparian woodland, ancient woodland, natural regeneration, wood pasture, parkland or orchard, coppice funding: Landscape Recovery Scheme, Higher Tier Capital Grant, Countryside Stewardship […]