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Baxi is a leading manufacturer of heating and hot water solutions, with a portfolio of some of the best known and most respected brands in the residential and commercial heating industry.
Baxi supports customers by offering them clever heating solutions that keep their homes and businesses warm while reducing their carbon footprint. The plan is to further develop by implementing new technologies and working with closely with customers to provide innovative heating solutions that do not heat the planet.
Baxi wanted to better understand the legal requirements that applied to their business, both in terms of environment and health & safety. This was to improve staff awareness of the requirements, ensure a high level of legal compliance and to help retain their certification to ISO 14001.
In addition to the product and solution portfolio, Baxi also works to limit environmental impact during the manufacturing process and a key pillar of this is waste. In order to develop waste reduction and optimisation initiatives, there must first be a clear understanding of the types and volumes of waste generated during the manufacturing process and the process of disposal.
Our team of consultants worked closely with Baxi’s manufacturing site in Preston, focusing on waste duty of care compliance. We reviewed existing waste contractors, providing an up-to-date waste matrix which listed:
Thorough waste duty of care checks were then conducted on each waste contractor to ensure that:
The Compliance People now conduct waste duty of care checks for the Baxi Preston site on an annual basis, reviewing and updating the waste matrix to ensure that the Company maintains compliance with their waste duty of care.
Waste duty of care checks can be a laborious, time-consuming process as it involves reaching out to various waste contractors, carriers and disposal sites and obtaining the correct permits and paperwork. These then need to be audited to ensure that they are in line with current compliance obligation and that they are approved and authorised waste providers. Having ‘The Compliance People’ carry out our DOC checks on our behalf alleviates a lot of time pressures and stress associated with this process and enables us to easily manage and maintain compliance throughout the year with the security of a full external audit on an annual basis.
In my opinion, engagement with an unbiased, external auditor is invaluable and ensures that Baxi is fully compliant with all DOC obligations. My main point of contact for all services is Kerry Hammick who is always very friendly, helpful and responsive and I know that should I have any issues she will be on hand to help. Kane Newall who carries out our DOC audit is meticulous in his work, professional and I am confident that the audits carried out are done so to the highest standard.
Thank you to the team for all your help so far and I look forward to working with you again in the future!
Jurisdiction: Great Britain
Commencement: 1st January 2025
Amends: Assimilated Regulation 1418/2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes does not apply
There are no direct duties for compliance within the UK under this Regulation. Any organisation exporting waste should follow the relevant rules given in the Annex for the destination country.
Both hazardous and non-hazardous WEEE will now be subject to the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure* when being imported into or exported from Great Britain.
*The PIC procedure means that an importing party must give their consent before an exporter can export hazardous waste and certain other types of waste to them. This is in place to enhance the control that countries have over the transboundary movement of waste.
Technical changes are made to Annex 3 to remove reference to classifications of waste which are defunct.
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Commencement: 3rd January 2025
Amends: The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019
Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.
Special requirements for the use and carriage of oils as fuel in Arctic waters are added under regulation 28A. Minor technical changes are also made to reference updated numbering in Annex I of the MARPOL Convention.
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Commencement: 1st January 2025
Amends: The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023
Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.
The Vehicle Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2023 is extended to include Northern Ireland, with a number of assimilated laws revoked and updated to enable this.
Additional changes are made, including to:
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Commencement: 22nd November 2024
Amends: Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
Emissions Reduction Targets
Scottish Ministers have a duty to ensure the net Scottish emissions account for 2045 is at least 100% lower than the baseline. This replaced the 2050 target previously set under this Act to ensure Scottish emissions were at least 80% lower than the baseline.
Interim emissions reduction targets are also in place:
Scottish Ministers also have a duty to set annual targets for every other year between 2020 and 2040. The method for setting these is given in Section 3
Reporting Duties
Scottish Ministers must lay before Scottish Parliament a report on the annual and 2050 targets. The report must set out proposals and policies regarding the respective contributions towards annual targets through; energy efficiency, energy generation, land use and transport.
Duties of public bodies relating to Climate Change
A public body must act in the best way to contribute to the delivery of emissions targets and in a way that it considers to be most sustainable.
Other Climate Change Provisions
This part covers other provisions relating to climate change:
Scottish Ministers are required to set Scottish carbon emission budgets and targets and draft climate change plans in support of achieving net-zero by 2045.
There are no duties for organisations.
Jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
Commencement: 12th December 2024
Amends: Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.
The emissions reduction target for 2040 for Northern Ireland is updated and set to be at least 77% lower than the baseline of emissions set in Section 7.
There are no changes to duties for organisations.
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Commencement: 31st January 2025
Amends: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 creates measures to protect animal and plant species in the United Kingdom (UK), as well as making provisions to protect habitats requiring specific protection, including sites of special scientific interest (SSSI), national nature reserves, wetlands and National Parks.
Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.
The expiry date of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021 (a previous update) was 30th May 2025 which is removed, meaning the 2021 Order continues to apply.
As a not-for-profit, 100% of any profits generated by The Compliance People are directly gift aided to our parent charity Newground Together.
Formed to make life better in our communities, this month we take a look at Autumn’s story.
During National Apprenticeship Week, our charity highlighted its extensive experience in supporting apprentices through employment and skills advice sessions. Autumn approached Newground Together at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, recalling, “We were in the midst of Covid and there was nothing going on. I was trying to find something and nothing sat right, I was really struggling,” she said.
“I took part in a course and that’s where I met Lorraine from Newground. Mansib (an Employment Advisor at Newground Together) reworked my CV and he looked for different courses for me that we could explore further. He built my confidence up too, to say to me ‘you can do that’.”
With her confidence restored, Autumn secured a temporary role with the Newground Together Youth Team. Drawing on her own life experiences and natural connection with young people, she thrived in the role.
Although she started with little experience and initial nerves, by the end of the placement, she knew youth work was the right path for her. “It just felt right, I don’t quite know what it was that stuck with me. At the end of the six-month placement, I was anxious because I knew I wanted to stay within youth work,” Autumn shared.
When a Project Officer role became available, she seized the opportunity. Armed with her newfound skills and experience, Autumn applied—and got the job!
Eventually, she was able to come back to the Youth Team as a full-time member, a role she had wanted right from the very start. She said:
Autumn said:
Newground Together provides support for those seeking employment or training, offering guidance, confidence-building, and practical advice.
Jurisdiction: Great Britain
Commencement: 30th January 2025
Amends:
The Assimilated Regulation 2017/625 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products sets out the official controls to be carried out on animals and relevant goods entering Great Britain by the relevant competent authorities.
Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.
Assimilated Regulation 2017/625
The list of goods (specific fruit and vegetables) that are exempt from the requirement for pre-notification when those goods are imported into Great Britain from an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland is updated.
Exemptions no longer apply for imports of:
An exemption is added for asparagus.
Assimilated Regulation 2019/2072
The list of goods (specific fruit and vegetables) that are exempt from the requirement for pre-notification when those goods are imported into Great Britain from an EU Member State, Liechtenstein or Switzerland is updated.
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