What is the protocol for handling press and media enquiries about relicensing?
The press notice announcing the outcome of the relicensing for each SSC is sent out by the press office at BIS. A few days before the announcement date, Alex Curling, head of PR at UKCES will contact the SSCs involved to let them know the confirmed date and give them advance sight of the press notice. If there are any factual errors in the press notice, they can be corrected at this time. Once the BIS press office has sent out the press notice, SSCs may send out their own press releases to their trade and sector press, although this is not obligatory. The UK Commission will not normally comment on the status of individual SSCs prior to the release of the press notice.
