The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 sections 18 and 21, concerning notice reviews and telecommunications service change notifications, were brought into effect on June 20th, 2025.

These regulations, effective June 20, 2025, activate sections 18 and 21 of the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024.

Section 18 establishes a Secretary of State review process for notices, while Section 21 requires notification of changes to telecommunications services.

The regulations apply across the UK. Previous commencement regulations have already brought other parts of the Act into force.

The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 brought section 5 of the Act into force regarding third-party bulk personal datasets on April 25th, 2025.

These regulations, made under the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024, bring section 5 of that Act into force on April 25th, 2025.

This section concerns the handling of third-party bulk personal datasets.

The regulations apply across the UK and have been approved by the Minister of State for the Home Office. An impact assessment was deemed unnecessary due to a lack of predicted significant impact on the public or private sectors.