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Westminster plays a pivotal role in shaping the UK’s jewellery industry, with government policy, parliamentary debate, and regulatory decisions all influencing the sector’s commercial landscape. Jewellery Focus covers the latest developments from Westminster that impact jewellers, suppliers, manufacturers, and designers — from changes to hallmarking regulations and trade legislation to business rates, taxation, and retail policy. Our coverage includes political announcements, legislative updates, and industry reaction, offering jewellery professionals the insights they need to anticipate change, adapt operations, and safeguard their commercial interests.

Westminster

Westminster plays a pivotal role in shaping the UK’s jewellery industry, with government policy, parliamentary debate, and regulatory decisions all influencing the sector’s commercial landscape. Jewellery Focus covers the latest developments from Westminster that impact jewellers, suppliers, manufacturers, and designers — from changes to hallmarking regulations and trade legislation to business rates, taxation, and retail policy. Our coverage includes political announcements, legislative updates, and industry reaction, offering jewellery professionals the insights they need to anticipate change, adapt operations, and safeguard their commercial interests.

Attempted Watchfinder robbery foiled by builders’ citizen’s arrest

Builders are thought to have performed a citizen’s arrest on one member of a group of…

Goldsmiths’ Company donates £250,000 to Westminster Abbey

The Goldsmiths’ Company has contributed £250,000 to a new project at London’s Westminster Abbey.

Woman named boss of Goldsmiths’ Company for the first time in its 700-year history

For the first time in 700 years, one of the most respected City institutions is appointing a…

PM Theresa May seeks snap election on 8 June

Prime Minister Theresa May today made an unscheduled announcement calling for a General…

ACID named ‘IP Champion’ on first British IP Day

Anti Copying in Design (ACID) has been named at the first-ever UK ‘IP Champion’, at an event…

Four appear in court over Hatton Garden jewellery heist

Four people appeared in court yesterday (Thursday) in connection with the Hatton Garden…

Hatton Garden heist investigators arrest ninth man

Detectives investigating the Hatton Garden burglary charged a ninth man in connection with…

Police name and charge heist suspects

Detectives from the Met’s Flying Squad investigating the burglary at Hatton Garden last…

£1m of items stolen from Christie’s London HQ

Antiques and jewellery believed to be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds has been stolen…

Shame on the other multiples for not standing with F Hinds

Outside of the trade associations (which are often referred to pejoratively inside…
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