https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2603.1.2004/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comIP & IThttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7345704e2d1c11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7345704e2d1c11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 31 March 2026, the government published two consultation papers proposing reforms to the UK product safety regime. The first consultation paper contains proposals to update the UK's general product safety framework, in particular to address emerging digital technologies and new supply chain models like online marketplaces. The second consultation proposes changes to the UK's market surveillance and enforcement regime.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7345704e2d1c11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I154c89ee2dc911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I154c89ee2dc911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 1 April 2026, the CMA announced that it has decided to accept commitments, under the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) digital markets regime, from Apple and Google following their designation as having strategic market status for their provision of their mobile platforms. The CMA has also published a call for evidence to seek views on changes that Apple and/or Google have made (or propose to make) in relation to their app store rules in a number of jurisdictions, including the UK.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I154c89ee2dc911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3ec81b882d6a11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3ec81b882d6a11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Digital Regulation Co-operation Forum has published a foresight paper on the future of agentic AI.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3ec81b882d6a11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec59060a2c7411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec59060a2c7411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published Standard document, AI as a Service (AIaaS) subscription agreement (UK).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec59060a2c7411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7fa22cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7fa22cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 31 March 2026, the CMA published "Actions on Cloud and Business Software through the UK Digital Markets Competition Regime".https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7fa22cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7f372cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7f372cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec8c7f372cfb11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Business and Trade has published the UK's smart data strategy until 2035.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0a4ffc3c246011f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0a4ffc3c246011f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published a new practice note on limiting liability by a notice.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0a4ffc3c246011f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ica52e6202c2811f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ica52e6202c2811f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 30 March 2026, Regulation (EU) 2026/715 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2026 on European Union designs (codification) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ica52e6202c2811f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf77475b2c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf77475b2c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in April 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf77475b2c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia4bcecc5291211f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia4bcecc5291211f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Austro-Mechana and another v Aufsichtsbehörde für Verwertungsgesellschaften (Case C-579/24) EU:C:2026:270, Advocate General Emiliou has considered whether an online content-sharing service provider (OCSSP) that stores works and other subject matter uploaded by users performs an act of reproduction within Article 2 of the Copyright Directive, which requires separate authorisation under Article 17 of the Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia4bcecc5291211f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic694c8bc292611f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic694c8bc292611f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Laboratorios Leon Farma SA v Comptroller-General of Patents [2026] EWHC 663 (Ch), the Patents Court dismissed an appeal against a refusal by the IPO to grant a supplementary protection certificate for Slynd.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic694c8bc292611f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I82cf10c829e611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I82cf10c829e611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Fauré Le Page Maroquinier SAS and another v Goyard ST-Honoré SAS (Case C‑412/24) EU:C:2026:250, the ECJ considered questions regarding Article 3(1)(g) of the Trade Marks Directive (2008/95/EC), which arose in a French dispute concerning whether national trade marks for "Fauré Le Page Paris 1717" were liable to deceive the public.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I82cf10c829e611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e763e1291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e763e1291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 26 March 2026, the DBT published the government's response to its January 2026 consultation on the drafting of the Competition Act 1998 (Technology Transfer Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2026. The Competition Act 1998 (Technology Transfer Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2026 (SI 2026/369) was also published.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e763e1291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3438bdf2288111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3438bdf2288111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 26 March 2026, the Cabinet Office published a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between it and the CMA on the operation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021. The MoU replaces a June 2022 MoU between BEIS and the CMA.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3438bdf2288111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I219d3b56284611f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I219d3b56284611f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Parliament plenary session on 26 March 2026 formally adopted its negotiation mandate on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I219d3b56284611f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e7642e291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e7642e291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTPLC Magazine articles are available online. The April 2026 edition includes an article that may be of interest to IP&IT subscribers.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e7642e291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I48eae5ff27a011f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I48eae5ff27a011f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn C & J Clark International Ltd v Trek Bicycle Corp and another [2026] EWHC 659 (Ch), the High Court considered a dispute between the claimant, C & J Clark International Ltd (Clarks) and Trek Bicycle Corporation (TBC), a US corporation, and its UK subsidiary. The dispute concerned whether the parties had breached a 2001 trade mark co-existence agreement concerning use of the sign TREK on shoes, and whether Clarks' TREK marks should be partially revoked and, if not, had been infringed.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I48eae5ff27a011f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I556f3061278c11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I556f3061278c11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has set up a new forum called the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Interchange (AIII) to facilitate discussions about the legal and technical aspects of intellectual property in the context of AI.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I556f3061278c11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia2385a4724a911f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia2385a4724a911f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Zaha Hadid Ltd v The Zaha Hadid Foundation [2026] EWCA Civ 192, the Court of Appeal overturned a High Court decision to find that a trade mark licence expressed to continue "indefinitely" was terminable by either party on reasonable notice. The existence of one-sided termination rights in favour of the licensor did not prevent this finding.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia2385a4724a911f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7095f97f19ef11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7095f97f19ef11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published new Practice note Changes to UK cookie rules: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7095f97f19ef11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If21515fd23c211f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If21515fd23c211f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Institutul de Istorie şi Teorie Literară „G. Călinescu” and another v HK, as heir of TB, and others (Case C‑649/23) EU:C:2026:213, the ECJ has ruled that the critical edition of a work in the public domain may be regarded as a copyright work provided it is an intellectual creation reflecting the author's personality, as an expression of their free and creative choices, and can be identified with sufficient precision and objectivity.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If21515fd23c211f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib809d55622c111f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib809d55622c111f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government has published a report and economic impact assessment (EIA) on copyright and AI, as required under sections 135 and 136 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUA Act).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib809d55622c111f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib809d5be22c111f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib809d5be22c111f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Babbs v Information Commissioner [2026] UKFTT 389 (GRC), the First-tier Tribunal dismissed an appeal concerning Ofcom's refusal to disclose information about meetings with major technology companies prior to establishing its Illegal Content Codes of Practice under the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib809d5be22c111f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia0690cfb213411f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia0690cfb213411f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTA toolkit of Practical Law resources to assist those volunteering at legal advice centres and in similar pro bono settings in England and Wales has been published.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia0690cfb213411f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1269151b1f4711f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1269151b1f4711f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Council of the European Union has approved changes to the Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1269151b1f4711f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iacf10879212811f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iacf10879212811f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTAs part of our civil fraud series, we have published a new practice note on cryptocurrency fraud, written by Alyssa Stansbury, Barrister, One Essex Court. The note gives an overview of the key legal issues arising in civil fraud claims involving cryptocurrencies under English law.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iacf10879212811f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If7e789ac1ec611f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If7e789ac1ec611f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Nador Cott Protection SAS v Asda Stores Ltd [2026] EWHC 553 (Pat), the High Court dismissed a claim for infringement of UK plant breeders' right for the Nadorcott variety of mandarin orange.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If7e789ac1ec611f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ieee53ab71dfc11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ieee53ab71dfc11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Banham Patent Locks Ltd v Rogers (t/a J Rogers & Sons) [2026] EWHC 528 (Pat), Bacon J granted summary judgment in favour of the claimant in proceedings for patent infringement, breach of undertakings and trade mark infringement. In relation to the trade mark infringement claim, he found that the defence under section 11(2)(c) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 was unavailable because some of the activities for which the defendant had used the mark infringed the claimant's patents and were not therefore in accordance with honest commercial practices, as required for that section to apply.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ieee53ab71dfc11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b35ed911d4711f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b35ed911d4711f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 10 March 2026, the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee (BTC) opened an inquiry into AI to better understand the opportunities and costs for businesses and the workforce, and to make recommendations on government priorities.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b35ed911d4711f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29