Authorized private contractors at short-term holding facilities to take photographs of migrants for immigration purposes starting October 2026.

These Regulations expand the category of 'authorised persons' permitted to take photographs of individuals under immigration control.

Specifically, the order grants this authority to employees of private contractors working at short-term holding facilities.

The measure applies to the Home Office, its contracted security providers, and individuals detained or processed at these facilities, ensuring that the staff managing these sites have the same legal powers to take photographs as they do to take fingerprints.

Activated legal timeframes for the First-tier Tribunal to determine specific immigration and deportation appeals within 24 weeks.

The Secretary of State brings into force sections 49 and 50 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 effective 12th August 2026.

These regulations mandate that the First-tier Tribunal determine certain immigration appeals within 24 weeks, specifically targeting appellants receiving government accommodation support and non-detained individuals liable for deportation due to criminal convictions.

These requirements apply to the Tribunal judiciary and administration, though the timeframe may be waived if the Tribunal deems compliance not reasonably practicable or if the appeal is conducted from outside the United Kingdom.

Commenced section 48 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 to extend illegal working prohibitions to additional working arrangements.

These Regulations bring into force section 48 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 on 1 October 2026.

This section amends the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 to extend the prohibition of illegal working to arrangements beyond standard contracts of employment and expands the scope of associated civil penalties.

The instrument applies to the Secretary of State and those engaged in, or overseeing, various working arrangements within the United Kingdom.

Specified provisions of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, relating to the Border Security Commander, immigration offences, powers over electronic devices, and conditions on leave, were brought into force on January 5th, 2026.

The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025 bring into force on 5th January 2026 several key provisions of the parent Act, including the establishment and functions of the statutory Border Security Commander, new criminal offences related to supplying articles for immigration crime and endangering others during sea crossings, provisions for searching electronic devices, and amendments allowing stricter conditions on leave and bail for national security or public safety threats.