Other Professional Services

compliance Great_Britain Ongoing

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 — general duties

Enforced by: HSE

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

General duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees and others affected by the business. Applies to any studio, office or premises and to public-facing work (clients, on-location shoots).

insurance Great_Britain Annual

Employers' Liability Insurance

Enforced by: HSE

Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969

Compulsory for any business employing at least one person. Many of these practices are sole traders with no employees, for whom it is not required.

registration Uk Annual

UK GDPR + Data Protection Act 2018

Enforced by: ICO

Data Protection Act 2018; UK GDPR (retained EU law)

Central to this division: designers, photographers, translators and consultants all handle client and subject personal data (images of identifiable people, source documents, case files). ICO registration and a data protection fee are required unless specifically exempt.

compliance Great_Britain Ongoing

Equality Act 2010 — protected characteristics

Enforced by: EHRC

Equality Act 2010

Discrimination, harassment and victimisation prohibited across the protected characteristics, in employment and in services provided to the public.

compliance England_Wales Ongoing

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Enforced by: FIRE_AND_RESCUE_AUTHORITY

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

The 'responsible person' for any non-domestic premises (studio, office) must carry out a fire risk assessment and maintain fire safety arrangements. Devolved variants: Fire (Scotland) Act 2005; Fire and Rescue Services (NI) Order 2006.