What’s new in Astute LXP – May 19th 2026 update (v3.5.2)
Further improvements across Astute Our latest Astute update focuses on making everyday administration smoother, clearer and easier to manage. A large part of this release builds on the recent launch of Instructor-Led Training, with improvements to how ILT classes appear to learners, how administrators manage approvals, how ILT activities are selected in Enrolment Events, and […]
Organisations face increasing tribunal risk for ignoring Supreme Court decision on sex-based rights
The legal position on sex-based rights has moved faster than many organisations have been willing to acknowledge. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers, employers have faced a clearer legal framework on the meaning of sex under the Equality Act 2010. Yet some organisations appear to be treating […]
How highway and infrastructure teams can modernise health and safety training without disrupting operations
For highway, civils and infrastructure teams, health and safety training is never just an administrative requirement. It has to work in the real world: on live roads, across multiple sites, with shifting teams, subcontractors, plant, vehicles, public interfaces, weather pressures and tight operational schedules. That makes training difficult to get right. It must be consistent […]
The King’s Speech 2026 and compliance: What businesses need to know
The UK government outlined its new legislative agenda in the King’s Speech today, 13 May 2026. This details the legislation the current government will introduce into Parliament. Emphasis on current. We may be back here sooner rather than later. During the State Opening of Parliament, it is traditional for a member of the Commons to […]
Mental health and compliance at work: Your questions answered
Following our recent Mental Health Week webinar, Creating a safer and healthier workplace, we received a wide range of thoughtful questions from attendees on how employers can manage mental health, stress, reasonable adjustments and tribunal risk in practice. Many of the questions focused on the difficult balance employers have to strike: supporting employees who may […]
Money laundering and luxury goods: Serious failings present a compliance risk
Luxury goods have long been attractive to money launderers. They are expensive, portable, easy to resell, and often traded in markets where discretion is part of the customer experience. A Birken bag, Rolex watch, De Beers diamond, a Picasso artwork or a classic car can become a compact store of value, converting criminal cash into […]
Compliance and the King’s Speech 2026: What to expect from the government’s legislative agenda
The King’s Speech on 13 May 2026 will set out the UK government’s legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session. For compliance teams, it will land at a particularly busy moment. The Crime and Policing Bill received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026 and is now the Crime and Policing Act 2026, bringing a major […]
SFO secures £15m Bribery Act settlement with Ultra Electronics over third party failings
The Serious Fraud Office has reached a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Ultra Electronics Holdings Ltd in a major corporate bribery settlement. The case shows how bribery risk can build across agents, intermediaries, joint ventures, overseas public contracts and semi-autonomous business units when commercial pressure is not matched by effective anti-bribery controls. The £10.08m financial penalty, […]
April compliance news round-up
Major laws we’re tracking: UK regulatory update The King’s Speech on 13 May will outline the government’s new legislative agenda, but some new laws have already been announced. The Equality (Race and Disability) Bill is expected to mandate ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for larger (250+) firms. A recently announced Financial Services Bill will […]