Legislation Published June 2026

UK legislation and statutory instruments introduced in June 2026.

Summary

  • 18th Jun 26 Incorporated former EU standards for animal research severity and reporting into the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. View
  • 18th Jun 26 Amended existing Russia sanctions to broaden financial service prohibitions and clarify reporting obligations for regulated entities. View
  • 18th Jun 26 Restricted the flight of unmanned aircraft in Aldershot during June 2026 for public safety during large-scale gatherings. View
  • 18th Jun 26 Established temporary flight restrictions over Tottenham for specific dates in June and July 2026 to ensure public safety during mass gatherings. View
  • 18th Jun 26 Established temporary restricted airspace for unmanned aircraft in Glasgow during the 2026 Commonwealth Games to ensure public safety. View
  • 18th Jun 26 Established temporary restricted airspace around Silverstone for the duration of the 2026 British Grand Prix to ensure public safety and manage high-volume helicopter traffic. View
  • 18th Jun 26 Restricted the flight of unmanned aircraft near Silverstone during the 2026 British Grand Prix for public safety. View
  • 18th Jun 26 Commenced multiple sections of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 and established transitional arrangements for ongoing infrastructure applications and highway schemes. View
  • 18th Jun 26 Commenced legal provisions enabling local housing authorities to fine landlords for unaddressed category 1 property hazards and established the definition of qualifying residential premises. View
  • 17th Jun 26 Mandated the commencement of revised guidance for identifying and assessing vulnerable adults in immigration detention. View
  • 17th Jun 26 Commenced provisions of the 2026 Act to implement the supplementary vote system for mayoral elections in England while exempting elections already in progress. View
  • 17th Jun 26 Amended maritime labour regulations to expand ship security documentation requirements and mandate seafarer rights disclosures by recruitment agencies. View
  • 17th Jun 26 Expanded the categories of individual pupil data that schools in England must record and report, including kinship care status, breakfast club attendance, and the outcomes of school exclusion reviews. View
  • 16th Jun 26 Adjusted the paragraph numbering within regulation 1 of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. View
  • 16th Jun 26 The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bristol) (Emergency) (No. 2) Regulations 2026 have been revoked, discontinuing emergency flying limitations in the Bristol area. View
  • 16th Jun 26 The instrument imposed temporary altitude and location restrictions on unmanned aircraft flying near Newport, Wales, on June 16th, 2026. View
  • 16th Jun 26 The Act reformed social security administrative processes, particularly regarding benefit statements, and made amendments concerning support and services for armed forces veterans. View
  • 16th Jun 26 The Act enacted provisions to update service discipline, clarify jurisdiction over historic overseas operational matters, and amend service justice administration. View
  • 16th Jun 26 The Act amended existing employment legislation, primarily addressing aspects of trade union activities and employee rights. View
  • 15th Jun 26 The document corrects two textual errors within Regulation 6 of the preceding Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026. View
  • 15th Jun 26 The Order established 500-metre safety zones around three offshore installations undergoing decommissioning and revoked safety zones for three other specific offshore features. View
  • 15th Jun 26 The Secretary of State imposed immediate, temporary emergency restrictions prohibiting low-altitude flight below 1,500 feet over the M5 Avon Bridge area near Bristol, effective immediately via Statutory Instrument. View
  • 15th Jun 26 The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Sourton Down, Devon) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 were revoked due to the conclusion of the emergency that prompted them. View
  • 14th Jun 26 The document formally corrected a cross-reference error within Regulation 13(5) of The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 2026. View
  • 14th Jun 26 A typographical error in the first signature block on page 24 of The Vaping Products (Production, Duty Stamps and Commencement) Regulations 2026 was officially corrected, changing 'Justin Holiday' to 'Justin Holliday'. View
  • 14th Jun 26 A typographical error in the signature block on page 10 of The Social Security Contributions (Umbrella Companies) Regulations 2026 has been formally corrected to read 'Justin Holliday'. View
  • 12th Jun 26 The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Cramlington, Newcastle) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 were revoked with immediate effect following a decision that emergency flight restrictions were no longer necessary. View
  • 12th Jun 26 The Secretary of State appointed the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education as trustee for the endowment funds of the former Shaw Church of England Primary School Teacher's House and ordered that these assets be consolidated with existing diocesan educational endowments under uniform statutory trusts. View
  • 12th Jun 26 The regulations imposed temporary restrictions on flying below 5,000 feet within a specific radius of Cleethorpes on June 27th and 28th, 2026, for public safety during scheduled flying displays. View
  • 12th Jun 26 Regulations imposed temporary flight restrictions below 4,000 feet around Cosby for The Victory Show between September 4th and 6th, 2026. View
  • 12th Jun 26 The Secretary of State imposed temporary mandatory restrictions on drone flights below 1,400 feet over Crystal Palace Park, London, between June 26 and July 4, 2026, due to large planned gatherings. View
  • 12th Jun 26 The Regulations restricted flying below Flight Level 085 within a specific radius of Southport on August 29th and 30th, 2026, during display hours to ensure public safety. View
  • 12th Jun 26 The Secretary of State enacted regulations imposing temporary flight restrictions, effective August 27th, 2026, around the Clacton Airshow area to ensure public safety during aerial displays. View
  • 12th Jun 26 The Regulations instituted mandatory requirements for providing, retaining, and publishing detailed contractual control information related to specific registered land rights via the Land Registrar, effective April 2027, enforced through registration sanctions. View
  • 11th Jun 26 This instrument formally issues corrections for numerous textual and referencing errors found across various pages and regulations within The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Member Benefits) Regulations 2026. View
  • 11th Jun 26 The Regulations established a remediation scheme for the Director of Savings to compensate estates for retained assets of deceased persons following administrative errors. View
  • 11th Jun 26 The Treasury established The National Savings (Remediation Scheme) Regulations 2026 to govern payments made by the Director of Savings concerning eligible claims arising from the erroneous retention of assets belonging to deceased persons. View
  • 11th Jun 26 The Regulations impose temporary, altitude-restricted flight limitations on unmanned aircraft over Grimsby for a specified date and time due to a Royal visit. View
  • 11th Jun 26 The Regulations brought specified commencement dates into force for key sections of the Sentencing Act 2026 concerning early release from determinate sentences and consequential driving disqualification amendments, utilizing a phased approach for existing prisoners. View
  • 10th Jun 26 Corrected a typographical error in Regulation 3(2) of The Television Selection Services (Designation) Regulations 2026, changing the referenced paragraph number from '(2)' to '(1)'. View
  • 10th Jun 26 The Regulations brought sections 12(2)(a), (b), and (3), and sections 18(5) to (7) of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 into force on 15th June 2026. View
  • 10th Jun 26 The Regulations updated the payment percentages within the statutory scheme governing costs associated with branded health service medicines for periods starting July 2026 and beyond. View
  • 10th Jun 26 The Order amended Section 3(6) of the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 to omit the requirement exemption for Scottish Ministers' scheme regulations covering fire and rescue workers and police members, effective 1st July 2026. View
  • 10th Jun 26 The Regulations amended the 2003 PAYE Regulations to grant HMRC authority for using PAYE coding to collect the Winter Fuel Payment Charge. View
  • 10th Jun 26 The Treasury amended the MLRs 2017 to introduce enhanced due diligence for cryptoasset correspondent relationships, update trust registration rules, create provisions for insolvent bank customers, substitute monetary thresholds from Euros to Sterling, and modify change of control rules for cryptoasset businesses. View
  • 10th Jun 26 The Secretary of State classified specific synthetic opioids and their derivatives as temporary class drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, applying UK-wide control measures. View
  • 9th Jun 26 Immediate emergency restrictions prohibiting unmanned aircraft below 1,300 feet were imposed over a specific area in Cramlington, Newcastle, unless directed by Northumbria Police. View
  • 9th Jun 26 The Order amended the 2015 and 2023 Dangerous Dogs exemption scheme Orders by removing third-party insurance requirements and inserting new specific child protection supervision conditions. View
  • 9th Jun 26 The regulations amended the Customs Safety and Security (Penalty) Regulations 2019 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 to update terminology, clarify liability for customs declarations, and revise outdated legislative citations. View
  • 9th Jun 26 Government enacted miscellaneous amendments to existing customs regulations concerning bulk declarations, carnet usage, import duty interest calculation, and approval conditions for storage facilities, effective June 30th, 2026. View
  • 9th Jun 26 A formal order was enacted to implement specific textual and administrative corrections across various articles and schedules of the 2025 Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets Order. View
  • 9th Jun 26 The Secretary of State used powers under the Planning Act 2008 to issue an Order correcting technical errors identified in the Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025. View
  • 4th Jun 26 The UK Parliament enacted the Armed Forces Act 2023, which revised the service discipline legislation governing the conduct and judicial processes for members of the armed forces. View
  • 3rd Jun 26 A correction document was issued to amend specific textual errors relating to cross-references and phrasing within sub-paragraph (3B) of regulation 2(c) of The Local Government Pension Scheme (Elected Member Pensions) (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2026. View
  • 3rd Jun 26 This order enacted specified, previously dormant provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 into law across England and Wales on 15th February 2024. View
  • 3rd Jun 26 The regulations formally revoked the specific air navigation flight restriction previously applied over RAF Fairford related to the cancelled 2026 Royal International Air Tattoo, effective 4th June 2026. View
  • 2nd Jun 26 The Regulations established the mandatory contents, format, and timing requirements for a lawyer's declaration confirming reliance on legally privileged communications to support objections against HMRC's publication of tax avoidance scheme information. View
  • 2nd Jun 26 The Secretary of State imposed temporary restrictions on unmanned aircraft flying below 1,400 feet within a 0.8 nautical mile radius of the Coventry Arena between specified hours on June 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2026. View
  • 1st Jun 26 These Regulations amended the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005 by simplifying hazard scoring, redefining fire hazards, replacing the A-J band structure with High, Medium, and Low bands, renaming the classes of harm, and updating the specified hazard conditions within Schedule 1. View
  • 1st Jun 26 The Office for Students authorised the Academy of Live Technology Ltd to grant taught awards up to master's level in specified technology, business, media, and arts subjects for a fixed term between July 2026 and June 2030. View

The Publication of Information About Tax Avoidance Schemes (Legally Privileged Communications Declarations) Regulations 2026

Published: Tue 2nd Jun 26

These Regulations, made by the Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs under the Finance Act 2026, specify the precise procedural requirements that a lawyer must satisfy when submitting a declaration to HMRC. This declaration confirms that legally privileged communications would substantiate representations made by the lawyer objecting to HMRC publishing information about a tax avoidance scheme involving the lawyer or their client, ensuring such declarations meet specific formatting, content, and timing criteria to remain valid.

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The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Coventry Arena) Regulations 2026

Published: Tue 2nd Jun 26

These Regulations establish temporary flight restrictions for unmanned aircraft near the Coventry Arena between June 4th and June 6th, 2026, as deemed necessary by the Secretary of State for public safety reasons concerning a large planned gathering; the restrictions prohibit flying below 1,400 feet above mean sea level within a 0.8 nautical mile radius of the Arena during specified hours unless explicit permission is granted by the West Midlands Police Drone Team.

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The Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Published: Mon 1st Jun 26

These Regulations, made under the Housing Act 2004, amend the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (England) Regulations 2005 to simplify and clarify the methodology used by local authorities to assess housing hazards and determine if they constitute a Category 1 or Category 2 hazard.

Key changes involve redefining prescribed fire hazards to explicitly cover risks like explosions and structural collapse due to fire, simplifying the hazard seriousness scoring tables, replacing the previous A-J hazard bands with High, Medium, and Low categories, renaming the four classes of harm (I to IV become Extreme to Moderate), and updating the detailed list of specific hazards found in Schedule 1, while providing a transitional rule ensuring the amendments only apply to inspections commenced on or after June 22nd, 2026.

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The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Academy of Live Technology Ltd) Order 2026

Published: Mon 1st Jun 26

This Statutory Instrument, The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Academy of Live Technology Ltd) Order 2026, formally authorizes the private education provider Academy of Live Technology Ltd to grant its own taught awards, up to and including master's level, in specific subjects including engineering, computing, business, media, and arts.

Made by the Office for Students under the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, this authorization takes effect on July 1, 2026, and is granted for a fixed term, expiring on June 30, 2030, applying only to students enrolled upon completing their course of study.

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