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The Environment Agency has published registers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers, approved exporters, approved authorised treatment facilities and producer compliance schemes. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment-weee-public-registers
The HSE has published the results on their consultation on changes to the PPE Regulations. https://consultations.hse.gov.uk/hse/cd289-amends-ppe-work-regs-1992/results/pper-results.pdf
DEFRA announced on December 6th that the government will consult on extending the deadlines for providing the full UK REACH registration data. In addition, the government will engage with industry and other stakeholders to explore whether there are opportunities to reduce the need for industry to replicate existing EU REACH data by placing a greater emphasis on understanding how chemicals are used in in the UK. The consultation will take place in 2022 and more details will follow after discussions with stakeholders.