The regulations amended various UK laws to reflect changes introduced by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, concerning consumer protection, enforcement, and information disclosure.

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 amend several UK laws to reflect changes in consumer protection, enforcement mechanisms, and information disclosure related to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.

The regulations predominantly replace references to older legislation with references to the newer Act, ensuring consistent application of the new Act's directives across various legal instruments.

Specific changes include updates to acts governing agriculture, misrepresentation, telecommunications, and financial services, among others.

The amendments also clarify information disclosure rules to support smoother international cooperation between regulators.

Several amendments will come into force only once specific parts of the 2024 Act are enacted.

The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025 increased limits on various employment tribunal awards and payments, reflecting inflation.

This Order, effective April 6, 2025, increases limits for various awards and payments under UK employment legislation.

The increases, detailed in a schedule, reflect a 2.7% rise in the Retail Prices Index between September 2023 and September 2024.

The Order revokes the 2024 version and sets transitional provisions to manage cases predating the new limits.

Increases apply to compensation for unfair dismissal, unlawful inducement, union expulsion and others as well as guarantee payments.

The regulations established commencement dates for sections of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, amended earlier regulations, and updated references to commencement dates in other legislation.

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025 establish commencement dates for several sections of the Act.

Key provisions brought into force include sections relating to identity verification, unique identifiers for companies, and a new offence of failing to prevent fraud.

The regulations also amend previous commencement regulations and update references to commencement dates in related legislation to reflect the actual dates provisions came into force, correcting an error regarding the required publication of guidance.

The Secretary of State approved the CMA's consumer enforcement rules under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, establishing procedures for investigations and enforcement actions.

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (CMA Consumer Enforcement Rules) Regulations 2025, effective April 6th, 2025, approve the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) rules for enforcing consumer protection laws.

These rules cover procedural matters, including investigations, representations, document inspection, procedural complaints, settlements, and notification of decisions.

The regulations apply to England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, and the CMA developed these rules following consultations.

The Enterprise Act 2002 was amended to add the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute to the list of bodies authorized to file super-complaints.

This Order amends the Enterprise Act 2002 (Bodies Designated to make Super-complaints) Order 2004 by adding the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute to the list of designated consumer bodies.

The Secretary of State confirmed the Institute represents consumer interests and meets all specified criteria, enabling it to file super-complaints with the Competition and Markets Authority regarding market practices harming consumers.

The amendment enhances consumer protection, specifically within the mental health sector, effective from April 6, 2025, and applies across the whole of the UK.

The 2025 regulations amended the 2021 regulations, extending an authorization for Three Crowns (Services) LLP until March 31, 2027.

The Protection of Trading Interests (Authorisation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 amend the 2021 Regulations by extending an existing authorization for Three Crowns (Services) LLP to comply with Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 until March 31, 2027.

The regulations came into force on February 28, 2025, and apply across the UK. A full impact assessment was deemed unnecessary due to the lack of anticipated effects on the public or private sectors.

The Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (Administration) Regulations 2025 established administrative procedures for statutory neonatal care pay, including employer reimbursement, record-keeping, and dispute resolution.

These regulations outline the administrative procedures for the UK's statutory neonatal care pay.

They detail employer entitlement to reimbursement (92% of payments, or 100% for small employers), application processes for funding, authorized deductions from employer payments to HMRC, procedures for handling overpayments, employer record-keeping requirements, and information provisions for employees.

The regulations also cover inspection of employer records by HMRC officers, dispute resolution mechanisms and information requests related to entitlement.

The Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2025 extended statutory neonatal care pay eligibility to persons abroad, mariners, and those working on the continental shelf, clarifying specific conditions and time limits.

These regulations, effective April 6, 2025, extend statutory neonatal care pay eligibility under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 to individuals working abroad, mariners, and those employed on the continental shelf.

The regulations specify conditions for eligibility, including employment location, employer liability for national insurance contributions, and periods of employment in the EEA. They also clarify the treatment of individuals under existing UK and EU social security legislation and establish procedures for compliance with time limits, particularly for those temporarily outside of the UK.