Have your say on the UK's National Security and Investment Bill

The Future Photonics Hub, led by the University of Southampton, is encouraging people to take the time to understand the UK Government's recently published National Security and Investment Bill and what it will mean to their organisation.

While The Hub can't offer legal advice, it wants to raise awareness of the significant details in the new Bill which are particularly relevant to the UK photonics sector - including the introduction of a mandatory requirement to notify government of transactions in sensitive sectors with an effective date of 12 November, 2020.

The Bill has broad cross-party support and is seeking input into the consultation process until it ends on 6 January, 2021.

The Future Photonics Hub is a seven-year, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)-funded project that brings together expertise from Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre and the ESPRC National III-V Centre at the University of Sheffield to provide national leadership in advancing the manufacture of next-generation light technologies.

Read the full story on The Future Photonics Hub news page.