Latest UK Legislation

Summary

• 22nd Jul 26 Cancelled emergency flight restrictions in the Rotherham area effective July 22, 2026. View Transport
• 22nd Jul 26 Revoked emergency flight restrictions in the Haytor area of Devon with immediate effect. View Transport
• 22nd Jul 26 Updated various education laws and regulations to reflect new procedures for establishing schools and managing pupil referral units. View Education Justice Labour Local Government
• 21st Jul 26 Corrected a typographical error in the commencement schedule of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. View Civil Liberties Education
• 21st Jul 26 Expanded civil legal aid to include respect orders and housing injunctions while restricting non-means-tested support for national security measures. View Civil Liberties Economy Housing Justice
• 21st Jul 26 Activated legal provisions requiring NHS England to maintain registers of local pharmaceutical service performers effective October 2026. View Health and Social Care Justice
• 21st Jul 26 Mandated the delegation of specific planning decisions to local authority officers and capped the size of planning committees at 13 members. View Economy Environment Housing Justice Local Government
• 21st Jul 26 Commenced new offshore abandonment charging provisions and established transitional protections for pending fee determinations. View Economy Energy Environment Infrastructure
• 20th Jul 26 Corrected typographical errors and legal citations in the 2026 registration fee regulations. View Immigration Justice Local Government
• 20th Jul 26 Corrected typographical errors and cross-reference numbers in the 2026 anti-money laundering regulations. View Economy Finance Justice
• 20th Jul 26 Replaced fixed decommissioning fees with a system of hourly charges and cost recovery for government work on offshore oil and gas abandonment programmes. View Economy Energy Environment Justice
• 20th Jul 26 Activated statutory requirements for bus staff training and local transport byelaws starting 5 August 2026. View Infrastructure Justice Labour Local Government Transport
• 20th Jul 26 Updated nuclear material reporting deadlines, extended record retention to 30 years, and revised facility design questionnaires to align UK safeguards with international obligations. View Economy Energy Environment Justice Trade
• 20th Jul 26 Reduced the maximum wholesale roaming charges for calls, texts, and data services in EEA EFTA countries. View Economy Foreign Policy Technology Trade
• 19th Jul 26 Corrected a typographical error in Regulation 6 regarding section numbering. View Economy Trade
• 19th Jul 26 Added a missing paragraph to the preamble of the Network Rail Order 2026 to record the publication date of the Secretary of State's determination. View Infrastructure Transport
• 19th Jul 26 Corrected a typographical error in the Explanatory Note of a previous Employment Rights Act commencement order. View Justice Labour
• 17th Jul 26 Authorized the use of standard plugs for plug-in solar microgenerators up to 800 watts and mandated compliance with a new interim product specification. View Economy Energy Environment Justice Technology
• 17th Jul 26 Increased Capacity Market termination fees and credit cover requirements while updating rules for insolvency-related payment withholding and supplier reconciliation schedules. View Economy Energy Finance Infrastructure Justice
• 17th Jul 26 Extending deadlines for chemical data submissions and statutory compliance checks by the Health and Safety Executive. View Economy Environment Health and Social Care Trade
• 17th Jul 26 Designated the IRGC, IMCR, and GRU Volunteer Corps as foreign power threat entities under national security law. View Civil Liberties Defence Foreign Policy Justice
• 17th Jul 26 Restricted the operation of unmanned aircraft in Cambridge on 20 July 2026 due to a Royal visit. View Justice Transport
• 17th Jul 26 Increased professional registration fees and modernized fitness to practise hearing procedures for nurses and midwives. View Economy Health and Social Care Justice Labour
• 17th Jul 26 Restricted the use of unmanned aircraft in the South Cerney area for a 46-hour window in July 2026 due to VIP visits. View Defence Justice Transport
• 16th Jul 26 Reconstituted the Warboys, Somersham and Pidley Internal Drainage Board to reduce its elected membership from 21 to 15. View Agriculture Environment Local Government
• 16th Jul 26 Transferred local planning authority and specific statutory functions for the Oxford Street development area to the Oxford Street Development Corporation. View Economy Housing Infrastructure Justice Local Government
• 16th Jul 26 Expanded the definition of eligible generators under the Contracts for Difference scheme to include operators of existing nuclear power stations. View Economy Energy Environment Infrastructure
• 16th Jul 26 Amalgamated two drainage districts and replaced their respective boards with a single March and Euximoor Water Management Board. View Agriculture Environment Infrastructure Local Government
• 16th Jul 26 Adjusted speed limit classifications, road lengths, and traffic regulation plans for the M25 Junction 10 and A3 interchange project. View Infrastructure Justice Transport
• 16th Jul 26 Designated July 23, 2026, as the date public access rights commence for three sections of the England Coast Path between Silecroft and Silverdale. View Culture and Sport Environment Local Government