The Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 amend the 2017 Regulations specific to Northern Ireland to implement Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30, which introduces new essential requirements for internet-connected radio equipment concerning network integrity, fraud protection for financial transactions, and user data/privacy protection.

The instrument also updates the necessary conformity assessment procedures to reflect these new security standards, enacted under the powers granted by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and approved by resolution of both Houses of Parliament.

This Order officially updates the financial value of specific State Pension debits and credits by revaluing them based on changes in the general level of prices reviewed by the Secretary of State, applying specified percentage increases found in the accompanying schedule to tax years spanning from 2016-2017 up to 2025-2026, and sets staggered commencement dates for its provisions.

This Order, made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, legally establishes a revaluing percentage of 39.0 per cent for increasing 'protected payments' within transitional state pensions, as required following a review concerning the increase in the general level of prices in Great Britain during the specified review period.

The order cites powers under the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and sets out specific commencement dates in December 2025 and April 2026, extending its provisions across England, Wales, and Scotland.

These Regulations, made under powers in the Police Act 1997, amend existing criminal records regulations from 2002 and 2009 to introduce two new purposes for obtaining enhanced criminal record certificates.

First, they include assessing an applicant's suitability to hold a licence under the Pedicabs (London) Act 2024.

Second, they allow for enhanced checks, including barring list checks, when assessing a registered health care professional’s suitability to work with children or vulnerable adults if they are employed or contracted by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

These Regulations, made under powers in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, prescribe a new purpose allowing a chief officer of police to disclose information to assist a person located outside the United Kingdom in assessing an individual's suitability for a role working with children.

The instrument cites the relevant empowering sections, states it applies to England and Wales, and sets a commencement date of 18th December 2025.

The Family Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025, made by the Family Procedure Rule Committee under the Courts Act 2003, amend the existing Family Procedure Rules 2010 with changes taking effect across three dates in 2026; key amendments include removing an outdated cross-reference related to children’s guardians, clarifying the scope of confidentiality for personal details to the court, broadening who can have their details protected, and establishing a requirement that permission to appeal decisions made by lay justices or specified types of decisions must be sought directly from the appeal court.

These Regulations, enacted by the Secretary of State under powers from the Greater London Authority Act 1999, modify the procedure for determining the Greater London Authority's consolidated council tax requirement specifically for the financial year beginning 1st April 2026.

The key change legally extends the deadline by which the Mayor must present the draft consolidated budget to the London Assembly from February 1st to February 15th, postponing the date specified in paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 6 of the 1999 Act.

The Office for Students, acting under powers derived from the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, issues this Order to formally authorize Blackpool and The Fylde College to grant taught awards up to and including bachelor’s level, based on having considered relevant quality and standards advice, with this authorization being effective for a fixed term commencing on 12th December 2025 and concluding on 11th December 2028, and permitting the college to subsequently authorize other institutions to grant these awards on its behalf.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State under the Communications Act 2003, establish key definitions and quotas governing independent audiovisual productions for UK broadcasters, coming into force on January 1st, 2026.

The rules define what constitutes an 'independent producer' and 'independent productions,' specify the minimum annual quotas—detailed in a Schedule—for public service broadcasters like the BBC and Channel 3 services, and clarify rules regarding commissioned content, production costs, and repeat counting.

Furthermore, the instrument revokes the preceding Broadcasting (Independent Productions) Order 1991 and related amendments, updating the regulatory landscape following changes introduced by the Media Act 2024.

This Order enacts recommendations from the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to change the electoral arrangements for the city of Milton Keynes, effective from 2026 onwards.

It legally abolishes all existing city wards and replaces them with 21 new wards, detailing the number of councillors for each, and establishes transitional rules for the first general election using these new arrangements in 2026, which will then revert to an election by thirds system.

Furthermore, the Order implements consequential changes to parish wards across several constituent parishes, redefining their boundaries and councillor numbers.

These Regulations establish the framework for the creation, operation, and management of Marine Recovery Funds (MRFs) across the UK, designed to channel payments from entities responsible for adverse environmental effects of offshore wind activities towards approved compensatory measures.

The Secretary of State is empowered to set up these funds territorially, determine the application procedure for 'MRF applicants' seeking to make compensation payments, approve environmental 'measures,' and manage the subsequent delivery, monitoring, and adaptation of those measures through 'MRF contracts.'

The Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2025 primarily amend the Parole Board Rules 2019 to integrate definitions related to victims from the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, clarify delegation of functions, refine procedures for managing withheld evidence involving Special Advocates, establish new requirements for victim observation of hearings, and set out the process for referring release decisions to the High Court as enabled by recent legislation.

These rules govern how the Parole Board conducts its hearings and determinations concerning prisoner release and licence revocation in England and Wales.

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2025, enacted by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee, bring into force amendments to Part 77 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, effective December 31, 2025.

These rules establish the specific civil procedure, including defining the parties and processes for evidence submission and service, to handle cases where the Secretary of State directs the High Court to review a Parole Board decision regarding a prisoner's release.

Furthermore, the amendments detail the application process for non-disclosure of sensitive material during these proceedings, including the appointment and duties of Special Advocates.

The Biocidal Products (Data Protection Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, made by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Scottish and Welsh Ministers, modify Article 95 of the GB Biocidal Products Regulation by updating cross-references to previous EU regulations and significantly extending the data protection expiration date to 31 December 2030 for specific active substance/product-type combinations where approval decisions are still pending.

The Secretary of State for Transport confirms the Borough Council of Calderdale’s Scheme, enacted under the Highways Act 1980, which authorizes the construction of a multi-span bridge over the Calder and Hebble Navigation.

This bridge is a component of the Elland Station and West Vale Access Package, intended to provide essential pedestrian and cycle access to the proposed Elland Rail Station from the north bank, while ensuring navigational requirements of the waterway are met.

The Broadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, laid before and approved by Parliament, exercise powers granted under the Communications Act 2003 to implement provisions from the Media Act 2024 concerning programme-making quotas.

These regulations primarily confer new functions upon OFCOM to determine whether previously broadcast content ("repeats") can count towards meeting the regional programme-making quotas for licensed public service channels and to regulate original production quotas for these providers, including S4C, by amending the Broadcasting (Original Productions) Order 2004 to update definitions and align regulatory requirements.

These Regulations amend three previous Statutory Instruments to postpone the end date of the pilot commencement of Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021—which covers Domestic Abuse Protection Notices (DAPNs) and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs)—from November 2025 to March 31, 2026, for specified areas in England and Wales.

Furthermore, the regulations revise the 'saving provisions' within the commencement instrument for Part 3 to detail precisely how ongoing legal proceedings related to DAPNs and DAPOs (including applications, appeals, and enforcement) will be handled after the pilot period ends, ensuring continuous protection measures are in place.

These Regulations mandate that public bodies must assess the modern slavery risk associated with procuring goods or services for the health service in England, requiring them to take reasonable, proportionate steps to address or eliminate those risks during procurement design, contract management, and throughout the lifecycle of framework agreements and dynamic markets, with guidance to be issued by NHS England.

These Regulations, made under the Football Governance Act 2025, officially designate the top five tiers of the men's English football pyramid—the Premier League, the Championship, League One, League Two, and the Premier Division of the National League—as 'specified competitions' to which the Act's provisions apply, effective from November 24, 2025, and extending to England and Wales.

These Regulations, issued by the Minister for the Cabinet Office with the consent of the Department of Finance for Northern Ireland, update specific financial threshold amounts within the Procurement Act 2023, effective from January 1, 2026.

The primary goal is to ensure the UK's public procurement rules, particularly those governed by the GPA, align with current international standards, while also correcting an inconsistency in below-threshold contract procedures and detailing specific threshold columns related to contracts regulated by the Welsh Ministers.

The Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2025, made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, establishes the specific higher and lower revaluation percentages applicable to occupational pension schemes that revalue accrued benefits using the final salary method, covering revaluation periods from 1st January 1986 up to and including 31st December 2025, and applies to England, Wales, and Scotland starting 1st January 2026.

These Regulations officially bring into force key provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 related to digital verification services across the United Kingdom, setting the commencement date for most of Part 2, excluding sections 45 to 48 which cover public authority information sharing, to 1st December 2025, exercising powers granted under section 142(1) of the same Act.

This Order, made under the Extradition Act 2003, amends the list of designated Part 2 territories by revoking the designation for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Zimbabwe due to the suspension or termination of underlying international agreements, while simultaneously adding Chile as a designated Part 2 territory following its accession to the European Convention on Extradition 1957; it also sets commencement rules and provides transitional arrangements for cases already in progress.

These Regulations amend the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) Regulations 2025, which established the mandatory scheme requiring boiler manufacturers to meet escalating targets for installing low-carbon heat pumps proportionate to their fossil fuel boiler sales in the UK. The amendments officially designate the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) as the sole approval scheme for CHMM compliance, update the criteria for what qualifies as a hybrid heating system, and most significantly, increase the required low-carbon heat installation target for scheme years beginning April 1, 2026, from 6% to 8% of relevant boiler sales.

These Regulations, made under powers in the Sentencing Act 2020, amend previous regulations from 2023 and 2024 concerning special procedures applied to community orders and suspended sentence orders.

Specifically, the amendment extends the qualification period for these special procedures for both sets of previous regulations until March 31, 2029, ensuring that specified cases continue to receive this treatment if the relevant order is made by that date.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State following advice from Ofcom under the powers granted by the Online Safety Act 2023, establish the "threshold figure" at £250 million.

This figure determines which providers of regulated online services must notify Ofcom and pay fees to cover the regulator's online safety functions, with the threshold taking effect from the charging year beginning on 1st April 2026.

These Regulations update and consolidate the legal framework governing merchant vessels used in commercial activities related to sport or pleasure, applying to UK vessels globally and other seagoing vessels in UK waters, excluding those carrying more than twelve passengers or pleasure vessels not engaged commercially.

The legislation details specific survey and certification requirements based on vessel size (large vessels subject to the REG Code, small vessels subject to the SCV Code), establishes appeal processes including arbitration for survey disputes, outlines certificate validity and conditions for cancellation, sets out operational requirements, and defines offenses and detention powers for enforcement against non-compliant vessels.

The Treasury enacted this Order using powers under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to amend the Regulated Activities Order 2001, primarily by revising the exclusion criteria for firms dealing in commodity derivatives, emission allowances, and derivatives from the definition of an "investment firm." The amendment introduces the option for exclusion based on activities being ancillary to the firm's main business (assessed on a group basis) or falling below an annually determined threshold set by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), with the FCA granted rule-making powers to specify these conditions.

The Order also makes consequential amendments necessitated by the revocation of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/592, establishing commencement dates across late 2025 and early 2027.

These Regulations empower the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to grant credit towards UK Air Traffic Controller (ATCO) licence requirements for specified training and experience obtained by applicants holding either a third-country ATCO licence or a UK military certificate of competence.

This credit can manifest as a reduction in course duration, the number of lessons, or specific training hours, provided the CAA obtains and assesses a comprehensive credit report from a training organisation confirming the equivalence of the prior training to the UK ATCO training requirements, excluding cases covered by existing international agreements.

These Regulations, enacted under the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020, amend several pieces of assimilated legislation concerning the European Registers of Road Transport Undertakings (ERRU) to align UK procedures with post-Brexit requirements established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) through SCRT decisions.

The modifications focus on updating data disclosure requirements for road transport operators, specifying new data fields such as risk rating bands and vehicle registration numbers in electronic registers, adjusting timeframes for data access, and refining the classification of serious infringements that could lead to the loss of good repute, ensuring continuity and cooperation between the UK and EU regarding road transport operator licensing and oversight.

The Secretary of State made this Order under powers granted by the Electricity Act 1989 to amend the existing 2025 Order concerning the Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm.

This amendment specifically extends the date until which the project is exempt from the requirement to hold an electricity transmission licence, changing the expiry date from December 19, 2025, to December 18, 2026, and the Order applies to England, Wales, and Scotland.

The Office for Students issues this Order to modify the existing 2023 authorisation granting S P Jain London School of Management Limited the power to award degrees, specifically by fixing the term of this authorization to run from September 1st, 2023, until the end of August 30th, 2027, confirming that statutory procedures regarding quality advice and notification have been followed.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State with consent from the Scottish Ministers and the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland, exercise powers under the Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Act 2020 to extend the 'operative period' for making associated regulations by five years.

The instrument formally extends the deadline for creating subordinate legislation under Section 2 of the 2020 Act from 13th December 2025 until the end of 12th December 2030, applying across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

The Social Security (Residence in an EEA State or Switzerland) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 modify existing social security regulations concerning Invalid Care Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) care component, and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) daily living component for individuals residing in an EEA State or Switzerland.

These Regulations allow individuals who were in receipt of the relevant benefit provision under an applicable EU Regulation on December 31, 2020, to continue receiving those specific entitlements, provided they have maintained continuous receipt since that date and have not subsequently been habitually resident in the UK.

The Secretary of State enacted these Regulations using the power granted by the Trade Act 2021 to extend the deadline for making regulations necessary to implement international trade agreements to which the UK is a signatory.

Specifically, the five-year period during which this regulation-making power can be used is extended, meaning no regulations under section 2(1) of the Act can be made after the end of ten years beginning with IP completion day.

Statutory approval from both Houses of Parliament preceded the coming into force of these regulations on December 30th, 2025, and they apply across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

These Regulations amend the 2020 EU Exit Customs Tariff Regulations by updating the official version of the United Kingdom Tariff document, effective 15th December 2025.

The amendment specifically increases the import duty rate for specific codes of husked basmati rice from 0% to £25 per 1000kg and rectifies a previous error by restoring the 14% duty rate for jams, fruit jellies, and related products under heading code 2007 99 93.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations under the Charities Act 2022 to bring specific provisions of the Act into force across England and Wales on 27th November 2025.

This commencement primarily enacts technical improvements to charity law concerning the power of charity trustees to make small ex gratia payments without seeking prior authorization if conditions are met, and codifies the existing authorization powers held by the Charity Commission and the courts.

The Regulations also list specific property belonging to designated national museums and galleries that remains subject to existing prohibitions, preventing immediate commencement of the new rules for those assets, and include provisions to save the prior procedures for applications already submitted before the new rules take effect.

This statutory instrument, made by the King in Council under the powers granted by the Education Act 2005, formally appoints the individuals listed in the accompanying Schedule to serve as His Majesty’s Inspectors of Education and Training in Wales (or Arolygwyr Ei Fawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru), and it stipulated that the Order comes into force on November 20th, 2025.

The Control of Mercury (Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 amend the 2017 Regulations to implement new restrictions on mercury, focusing specifically on dental amalgam within Northern Ireland as required by the 2024 EU amendment regulation concerning mercury.

These changes update customs enforcement powers regarding import and export prohibitions and clarify temporary exemptions for existing use and import of dental amalgam by registered dental professionals in Northern Ireland until the end of 2034, while also adding corresponding reporting duties.

This Order, made by the King in Council under powers granted by the Government of Wales Act 2006, officially names itself the Welsh Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2025 and revokes the previous 2020 Order, although the 2020 Order remains effective for any Senedd election polling before April 6, 2026.

The primary function of the 2025 Order is to designate specific public offices listed in the Schedule whose holders are disqualified from being elected or remaining as a Member of the Senedd (MS), with the disqualification commencing its full effect for elections held on or after April 6, 2026.

The Financial Services (Gibraltar) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2025, enacted by HM Treasury, exercise powers derived from earlier 2019 legislation to formally postpone the expiry date of existing transitional arrangements from 2025 to 2026 for specified categories of Gibraltar-based financial services firms operating in the UK, and vice versa.

These Regulations apply across England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, and accompany an explanatory note confirming no significant impact assessment was required due to the minor, administrative nature of the extension.

This Order, made by the Secretary of State under the powers conferred by the Traffic Management Act 2004, serves to amend existing regulations concerning parking contraventions in East Sussex, specifically expanding the designated areas within Hastings and Lewes.

Furthermore, it designates parts of Cambridgeshire County Council's area for bus lane contravention enforcement and designates specific parts of the areas governed by Brighton and Hove City Council, Calderdale, Cornwall Council, Dorset Council, Kirklees Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Milton Keynes City Council, and Slough Borough Council as civil enforcement areas for moving traffic contraventions, effective from December 9th, 2025.

This Order amends Section 260 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, changing the criteria under which foreign national offenders serving a determinate sentence in England and Wales can be removed from prison for deportation purposes.

Specifically, it revises the minimum custodial period that must be served before removal and the maximum period permitted prior to the automatic release date, modifying the threshold percentage from one half to 30% and the time period from 545 days to 4 years.

This Order formally revokes the A1 in Northumberland: Morpeth to Ellingham Development Consent Order 2024 under the authority granted by the Planning Act 2008, following the Secretary of State determining that exceptional circumstances warranted discontinuation of the development consent without a formal application for revocation being submitted.

This Order, issued by His Majesty in Council on November 12, 2025, formally appoints the individuals listed in the Schedule as His Majesty’s Inspectors of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, effective from November 13, 2025, exercising powers conferred under section 114(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.

This Instrument, enacted by the Secretary of State for Transport, legally confirms, with modifications, the East Sussex County Council’s scheme to replace the existing Exceat Bridge located on the A259 Eastbourne Road over the Cuckmere River; the confirmation authorizes the construction of a new single-span bridge structure adhering to specified dimensions, waterway clearances, and access provisions, and the Instrument comes into force upon the publication of its confirmation notice.

This Order, made by the Secretary of State under powers derived from the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, formally appoints 12th November 2025 as the day the access preparation period ends for the coastal margin associated with the England Coast Path route covering Portsmouth to South Hayling, referencing previous approvals of Natural England’s inspection reports.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State under the powers in the Energy Act 2023, specify that provisions of that Act will commence on 2nd December 2025; specifically, Regulation 2 brings into force the remaining parts of Section 304, which amends the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 to establish a pathway for excluding specific installations used for disposing of nuclear matter from the existing nuclear third party liability regime.

These Regulations establish the necessary technical conditions for certain nuclear installations used for the disposal of nuclear matter to be exempt from the strict liability provisions of the Nuclear Third Party Liability (NTPL) regime established under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965.

The requirements include limiting the effective dose to the public off-site to no more than 1 millisievert and ensuring the risk of criticality on the site is negligible; furthermore, the legislation amends previous regulations to define nuclear matter disposed of on such an exempted site as 'excepted matter,' thereby clarifying liability responsibilities.

These Regulations, enacted by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Welsh and Scottish Ministers under powers derived from EU Regulation 2016/2031, amend the existing UK Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation (EU 2019/2072) by modifying several annexes concerning quarantine pests and import controls.

The primary effect is the addition of new fungi and insects to the GB quarantine pest lists, the removal of others, the clarification of special requirements for importing certain plants from third countries (notably concerning *Toumeyella parvicornis* and *Xylella fastidiosa*), and the addition of a plant species requiring a UK plant passport for internal movement.

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care enacts these Regulations under the National Health Service Act 2006 to amend existing NHS charging and remission rules, specifically granting eligibility for full NHS charge remission and travel expense reimbursement to individuals medically evacuated from conflict zones.

Furthermore, the Regulations introduce free prescription charges for drugs supplying treatment for tuberculosis and its effects, correct previous amendments concerning automatic prepayment certificate cancellations for cancer patients gaining exemptions, and update the monetary values for prescription prepayment certificate refunds to align with current pricing structures.

These Regulations exercise powers under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 to specify dates for bringing certain provisions of that Act into force, representing the eighth commencement instrument.

Specifically, Regulation 2 brings into force part of Section 20 concerning child victims of domestic abuse, requiring notification to schools starting November 7, 2025, while Regulation 3 brings into force Sections 28, 29, and 30 on January 12, 2026, relating to information requests for victims, service police information protocols, and the review of counselling information requests.

The Secretary of State for Transport has issued this Order, following an application for a non-material change, specifically to amend Article 65 of the A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Development Consent Order 2025, which concerns the financial arrangements provided by National Highways Limited for the benefit of the Kent Downs National Landscape.

These Regulations, titled the Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (England) Regulations 2025, were enacted by the Secretary of State to amend the existing framework governing enhanced official controls on specific high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin entering England.

The key changes involve replacing the former Combined Nomenclature (CN) codes and TARIC sub-divisions with a single 'commodity code' structure to align with the UK's Integrated Tariff system, and substituting the previous Annexes I and II of EUR 2019/1793 with updated lists detailing required controls, hazards, and inspection frequencies for products originating from various third countries.

The Regulations extend to England and Wales but apply only to England, coming into force on January 1, 2026.

This Order legally establishes the Oxford Street Development Corporation, effective from January 1st, 2026, pursuant to powers in the Localism Act 2011.

The Secretary of State makes the Order following notification from the Mayor of London regarding the designation of the Mayoral development area, which covers the Oxford Street area within Greater London, mapped precisely for reference, and names the newly established body the “Oxford Street Development Corporation.”

This Order amends the A122 (Lower Thames Crossing) Development Consent Order 2025 following an application for a non-material change concerning environmental mitigation measures for the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

The amendment specifically replaces a commitment in the Code of Construction Practice register regarding air quality effects, mandating the implementation of appropriate technology to enable a 60mph westbound speed limit enforcement zone on the M25 between junctions 26 and 27, coupled with detailed monitoring, reporting, and appropriate funding arrangements to prevent Adverse Effect on Integrity (AEoI) from nitrogen deposition.

These Regulations, made by the Treasury with the recommendation of the Secretary of State under powers granted by the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, amend existing 2020 regulations to update the Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement documentation.

Specifically, the amendment replaces the reference in Schedule 1 to the applicable origin reference document with version 1.3, dated 31st October 2025, to give effect to an exchange of notes between the UK and South Korea concerning the extension of cumulation of origin and direct transport provisions related to the European Union, and they come into force on 31st December 2025, extending across the whole of the UK.

These Regulations, made under powers provided by the Companies Act 2006, amend the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 to introduce new requirements for large companies to report specific details regarding their B2B payment practices and performance within their Directors’ Reports, effective for financial years starting on or after January 1, 2026.

The Treasury issues this Order to amend the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) Order 2025, which primarily addresses the regulation of deferred payment credit agreements, often termed "buy-now-pay-later" (BNPL) agreements.

Key amendments include excluding domestic premises suppliers from certain credit broking regulations related to these agreements and establishing transitional provisions to ensure that existing Part 4A permissions remain valid for the activities as they stand after the Order’s changes take effect on the regulatory commencement date.

The Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, made under powers in the Employment Tribunals Act 1996, amend existing 2014 Regulations to increase the standard period for early conciliation handled by ACAS from six weeks to twelve weeks.

These Regulations apply to England, Wales, and Scotland, come into force on December 1, 2025, and include transitional provisions ensuring the new twelve-week period applies to claims initiated on or after that date.

These Regulations, made by the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), amend the Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy Regulations 2022, specifically addressing the procedure for repaying levy amounts that have been overpaid.

The amendment clarifies that if the responsibility for collecting unpaid levy amounts is transferred from the Financial Conduct Authority or the Gambling Commission to the HMRC Commissioners, then HMRC Commissioners become the appropriate authority responsible for issuing any repayment of amounts subsequently found to have been overpaid.

The Secretary of State has used powers under the Planning Act 2008 to implement a non-material change to the Net Zero Teesside Order 2024, formalised by this Order taking effect on October 29th, 2025.

This amendment updates definitions within the Order, specifically introducing and refining terms like 'book of reference,' 'Order land,' and introducing 'supplemental land.' Key changes involve adding 'Work No. 6A' (above-ground installations) to the authorised development, restricting the undertaker's powers to survey or compulsorily acquire interests in the new 'supplemental land,' and updating several schedules related to certified documents, protective provisions, and land plans.

The Office of Communications (OFCOM) enacted these Regulations under the authority of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 to amend the 2011 Mobile Spectrum Trading Regulations, specifically modifying Regulation 6 which defines circumstances where a transfer of licence rights and obligations is not authorized.

The primary changes involve removing the requirement that all instalment payments towards a licence charge must be paid before a transfer can occur, and updating the references within the regulation concerning outstanding sums payable under the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2100 MHz frequency band licence charge regulations to reflect the current 2025 legislation.

The Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2025 enact changes to UK retained EU aviation safety legislation, primarily by amending Commission Regulations (EU) No 1321/2014 and 2018/1139.

These amendments focus on correcting cross-references and terminology within continuing airworthiness (Part-M), maintenance standards (Part-145), and maintenance licensing (Part-66 Appendix 8).

Key changes include updating rules for maintenance data access, refining conditions for acceptable component release documentation (like substituting Form 1 with a 'declaration of maintenance accomplished'), clarifying record-keeping mandates for maintenance organisations, and adjusting rules for re-taking Category L aircraft maintenance licence examinations.

These Regulations, enacted by the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, amend the Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003, which come into force on November 24th, 2025.

The primary changes substitute references relating to the 'Inland Revenue' with 'HMRC' in two specific areas: the interpretation definition and the regulations concerning the use of unauthorized electronic communication methods.

These amendments are largely consequential and aimed at updating terminology and allowing Commissioners to undertake functions previously reserved for officers.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland using powers under the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, formally amend a previous commencement regulation (S.I. 2024/584).

Specifically, they extend the transitional deadline for investigating bodies to prepare or complete investigation reports or take subsequent actions from October 31, 2025, to April 30, 2026.

This Order, made under the Welfare Reform Act 2012, sets out the final appointed dates for bringing into force provisions that abolish several legacy benefits, including Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, and the income-related elements of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), as claimants transition to Universal Credit (UC).

Key dates include December 1, 2025, for converting certain 'old style ESA' awards, and April 1, 2026, for the general abolition of Income Support and income-based JSA for remaining cases.

The Order also addresses the cessation of Housing Benefit for working-age claimants moving out of temporary or specified accommodation after November 14, 2025, and allows temporary administrative delay in preparing claimant commitments for converted ESA cases.