Regulatory Snapshot August 2025
Thursday 21st August 2025
Welcome to Gordons Regulatory Team’s latest update
This month we cover:
- HSE Prosecution: Company convicted and fined £1.5 million after death of contractor
- Failure to prevent fraud offence takes effect; and
- New requirement for customer review policy.
Plus…
We are pleased to launch our information hubs which will be regularly updated to reflect regulatory changes and can be viewed whenever you need to.
- Consumer Hub – The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) is the biggest shift in consumer legislation facing the retail sector in recent times. Keep up to date on all the changes on our new hub. View our Consumer Hub here
- Safety & compliance Hub – With an increasing regulatory burden and an elevated risk of significant civil and criminal penalties, we will help you keep pace with new developments in the area. View our Safety & Compliance Hub
HSE Prosecution: Company convicted and fined £1.5 million after death of contractor
A steel manufacturer has been prosecuted by Health and Safety Executive after a contractor was crushed by a piece of machinery on one of its sites.
For more detail please see here
Failure to prevent fraud offence takes effect
From September 2025, large organisations can be prosecuted for benefitting from fraud within their organisation under the new offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’.
New requirement for customer review policy
From September 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority will be actively reviewing whether B2C businesses have an appropriate, public facing consumer reviews policy and those in non-compliance are at risk of significant penalties.
Regulatory Team Services
Our team offer regulatory support at every step of the way. From legal advice, management training and policy reviews.
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Crisis Containment Service
With an increasing compliance burden, more frequent enforcement and the risk of unlimited penalties, we can support your compliance needs and be by your side if the worst happens.
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