Modified employment, insolvency, and procurement laws to facilitate the nationalisation and property transfer of British Steel Limited.

These Regulations modify several areas of UK law—including employment, freedom of information, insolvency, and procurement—to facilitate the transfer of property and liabilities from British Steel Limited (ACo) to a state-owned company, SPV 2026 Limited (BCo).

They ensure all British Steel employees are transferred to the new entity while removing the statutory duty to consult with employee representatives during this specific process.

The instrument further exempts the new company from transparency requirements under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and public procurement rules under the Procurement Act 2023, while protecting government ministers and agencies from being legally classified as shadow directors.

These provisions apply to the Secretary of State, UK Government Investments Limited, and the personnel and management of the involved companies starting 16 July 2026.

Transferred the assets and specific liabilities of British Steel Limited to a government-owned successor company and renamed both entities.

These Regulations transfer nearly all property, rights, and liabilities of British Steel Limited (ACo) to SPV 2026 Limited (BCo), a company owned by the Secretary of State, effective 16 July 2026.

The instrument excludes specific financial obligations, such as intra-group debts and unsecured loans, which remain with the original company.

It mandates that BCo assume the legal identity of British Steel Limited for the purpose of existing contracts and legal proceedings, while ACo is renamed 2026 Transferor Company Limited and BCo is renamed British Steel Limited.

Amended the rules for suppressing personal information on the overseas entities register and narrowed disclosure requirements for trust information and Limited Liability Partnerships.

These regulations amend existing rules governing the Register of Overseas Entities and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) to modify how individual information is protected and disclosed.

They direct that individuals applying to suppress their home address from the public register must provide a service address but waive certain evidence requirements for specific protection grounds.

The regulations also permit the Registrar of Companies to disclose trust information even if a portion of the request involving a minor is denied, and they remove the requirement for LLPs to provide service addresses for certain persons with significant control.

These rules apply to overseas entities, their beneficial owners, managing officers, and limited liability partnerships across the United Kingdom.

Extended the time limit for presenting various employment tribunal complaints from three months to six months, effective for incidents occurring on or after 1 October 2026.

These Regulations extend the statutory time limits for bringing various employment-related claims before an Employment Tribunal from three months to six months.

The instrument amends specific regulations concerning part-time workers, fixed-term employees, information and consultation rights, blacklisting protection, zero-hours contract exclusivity, and whistleblowing protections in NHS recruitment.

These changes apply to specific acts, failures to act, or the last in a series of such events occurring on or after 1 October 2026 in England, Wales, and Scotland.

Established the mandatory information and procedural requirements for trade union workplace access requests and employer response notices starting October 2026.

These Regulations prescribe the formal requirements and information that trade unions and employers must exchange when seeking or responding to requests for workplace access under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

The instrument mandates that unions provide specific details, including their certificate of independence, the purpose of access, and the identities of responsible officials, while requiring employers to respond within set parameters to agree to or contest the request.

It also establishes the procedures for the Central Arbitration Committee to be notified of any negotiated agreements, variations, or revocations, applying to all qualifying trade unions and employers in England, Wales, and Scotland.

Amended UK customs law to establish new steel-specific tariff quotas, capped single-country imports at 40% of quota volume, and revised duty liability rules for processed steel products.

This statutory instrument amends several sets of customs regulations to establish a distinct regulatory framework for steel imports and modify import duty liabilities.

It introduces a Steel Quota Table to manage specific steel product volumes, imposes a 40% limit on quota allocations from any single country of origin, and clarifies that unused steel quotas in certain categories cannot be carried over between periods.

The regulations apply to HM Revenue and Customs, the Department for Business and Trade, and any persons or businesses involved in the importation and processing of steel and other quota-regulated goods within the United Kingdom.

The Regulations set staggered commencement dates of July 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027, for specific unfair dismissal provisions within the Employment Rights Act 2025 and included transitional rules.

These Regulations establish the specific commencement dates for further sections of the Employment Rights Act 2025, focusing primarily on provisions related to unfair dismissal found in section 25 and Schedule 3.

Specifically, key elements are brought into force partially on 1st July 2026 to enable procedural amendments, while the main body of section 25 and related consequential amendments commence fully on 1st January 2027.

The instrument also establishes transitional and saving provisions to govern cases where an employee's effective date of termination bridges these commencement dates.

Updated the list of bodies to which workers can legally submit protected whistleblowing disclosures from 2 June 2026.

This Order updates the list of 'prescribed persons' under the Employment Rights Act 1996, granting legal protection to workers who blow the whistle to designated regulators and public bodies.

It adds the Building Safety Regulator, the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority, the Independent Football Regulator, the Law Society, the Security Industry Authority, and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to the list.

Furthermore, it modifies the scope of protected disclosures for the Financial Conduct Authority, the Environment Agency, and several government departments while removing the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland.