17 December 2020
The government has published a list of private providers of COVID-19 testing, in a bid to help employers and individuals set up their own COVID-19 testing programmes.
The accreditation process for private COVID-19 testing has also been made faster and more efficient by a new system that came into effect this week.
New legislation means that commercial tests are now accredited solely through UKAS, the UK’s National Accreditation Body. Previously some providers of COVID-19 testing were required to be registered both with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and with UKAS.
This new approach avoids duplicate registration processes for test providers, whilst retaining the highest safety standards for consumers.
Test to Release for International Travel goes live
Transport Secretary announces launch of COVID-19 testing strategy for international arrivals.
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15 December 2020
from today passengers arriving in England have the option to shorten the self-isolation by up to half on receipt of a negative COVID-19 test
private providers list is live on GOV.UK, protecting NHS Test and Trace capacity
anyone released from self-isolation following a negative test result must comply with the current domestic rules in their local area
Passengers arriving into England from today (15 December 2020) will be able to choose to pay for a private test and potentially shorten their self-isolation as the government’s testing strategy for international arrivals goes live.
Test to Release already overwhelmed , as test providers struggle to keep up with demand
Of the 11 companies on the approved list, just two currently offer the ability to purchase Covid-19 tests online
15 December 2020 • 2:01pm
One testing provider appealed to be removed from the Government s approved list, warning that it could not fulfil testing requests
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The long-awaited ‘Test to Release’ service, which offers the opportunity to cut post-travel quarantine to just five days, is already struggling to keep up with demand – with one business publicly appealing to be removed from the list due to an “overwhelming” volume of enquiries.
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December 14, 2020
Mosaed Al Ohali. Ma aden CEO
RIYADH Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden), one of the fastest-growing global mining companies and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East, has become the first Saudi company to successfully attain the ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System certification.
The ISO 37001 standard is designed to help global organizations implement an anti-bribery management system and provides guidance relative to that implementation.
In earning the certification, Ma’aden met and exceeded the directives set by ISO 37001 through the successful completion of a comprehensive audit and examination process of anti-bribery policies and procedures, the scope of the certification includes the activities undertaken by Ma’aden’s Business actives, encompassing the functions of finance, human resources, legal, administration, government relations, procurement and GRC Department (governance, ri