March 4, 2021

Winging It Podcast – 2021 Budget

Winging It Podcast – 2021 Budget

In the latest episode of our ADS Winging It Podcast, ADS Director of Policy Jonathan Hawkings talks to ADS Chief Executive Paul […]

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March 4, 2021

ADS Championing Defence SMEs

ADS Championing Defence SMEs

Written by Caroline Donaghy, ADS Defence Director 2021 is an important year for Defence SMEs, as the UK Government and Industry work […]

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February 25, 2021

Security & Policing 2021 Preview

Security & Policing 2021 Preview

An unmissable virtual showcase of future technologies Security & Policing – the official Government global security event – will be held online […]

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February 25, 2021

BEIS Committee explore the impacts of Brexit on the Aerospace sector

BEIS Committee explore the impacts of Brexit on the Aerospace sector

This week the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee held an evidence session examining emerging issues faced by businesses following […]

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February 24, 2021

SC21, why now more than ever?

SC21, why now more than ever?

Written by Marika De Rosa, SC21 Due to the Covid19 pandemic and the impact of Brexit, companies are reinventing themselves and looking […]

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February 22, 2021

Supporting high risk, high reward science

Supporting high risk, high reward science

It has been a long-held ambition of this Government to support high risk, high reward science, as part of its plans to […]

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February 22, 2021

UK Manufacturing sectors call for R&D Tax Credit Reform

UK Manufacturing sectors call for R&D Tax Credit Reform

Last week saw the launch of a report looking at how enhanced R&D tax credits can support growth, jobs and levelling up.  […]

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February 19, 2021

EU Commission publishes draft adequacy decisions for the UK

EU Commission publishes draft adequacy decisions for the UK

ADS has been monitoring the progress of the EU’s data adequacy assessment of the UK for some time. Previous blogs have set […]

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February 19, 2021

The UK’s future approach to subsidies

The UK’s future approach to subsidies

As the UK explores its new freedom to set industrial policies following the end of the transition period, one area that attracted […]

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February 18, 2021

Six Weeks On – Brexit Update

Six Weeks On – Brexit Update

It’s been six weeks since the end of the transition period and therefore six weeks of the UK trading under new arrangements […]

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February 15, 2021

UK Economy Shrinks in 2020

UK Economy Shrinks in 2020

UK GDP saw a decline in 2020, this is no surprise given that we have been going through a global pandemic. The […]

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February 12, 2021

#NAW2021 Guest Blog: Serco Defence

#NAW2021 Guest Blog: Serco Defence

In the final blog in our series for National Apprenticeship Week we hear from Serco Defence who tell us about the apprenticeships […]

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February 11, 2021

Meet Jasmine Hibbert, Produmax #NAW2021

Meet Jasmine Hibbert, Produmax #NAW2021

The second of today’s blogs is another example of the hard-working and driven apprentices our sectors employ. It is great to be […]

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February 11, 2021

European Aviation sector launches plan to reach Net Zero

European Aviation sector launches plan to reach Net Zero

Today sees the launch of the first pan-European industry-wide plan to reach net zero CO2 emissions, Destination 2050. The report provides a […]

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