Added the Local Audit Office to the Local Government Pension Scheme and designated Wolverhampton City Council as the administering authority for its employees.

These Regulations amend the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013 to include the Local Audit Office as a scheme employer.

The instrument grants Local Audit Office employees eligibility for the Local Government Pension Scheme and designates Wolverhampton City Council as the body responsible for administering their pension funds.

These changes apply to all employees of the Local Audit Office established under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.

Corrected a typographical error in regulation 31(2) of the Social Security (Further Methods of Recovery) Regulations 2026 to ensure accurate statutory cross-referencing.

This document issues a formal correction to the Social Security (Further Methods of Recovery) Regulations 2026.

It amends a specific cross-reference within the provisions governing the recovery of social security debts, changing a citation in regulation 31(2) from a specific subparagraph to a broader paragraph.

The correction applies to the Department for Work and Pensions and relevant authorities responsible for administering social security benefits and debt collection.

Updated the Nursery Milk Scheme definitions and eligibility criteria to align with contemporary childcare legislation in England and Wales.

These Regulations update the Nursery Milk Scheme by replacing the term 'day care' with 'childcare' and aligning provider eligibility with current English and Welsh legislation.

They mandate that children under five years old who receive at least two hours of care per day from an approved provider are entitled to 189ml of free milk (or 200ml in specific containers).

The order applies to childcare providers in England and Wales, including early years providers, registered childminders, and certain school-based care settings, allowing them to claim reimbursement for milk supplied to eligible children.

Corrected the explanatory text regarding data sharing for free school meal eligibility in England.

This correction slip amends the explanatory note of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Regulations 2026.

It clarifies that section 33 of the Act enables social security, asylum support, and tax credit information to be shared with school authorities in England for the purpose of verifying free school meal and milk eligibility.

The document ensures that the legal description accurately reflects that these information-sharing powers apply to school authorities as well as local authorities.

Amended social security regulations to exclude Church of England abuse redress payments from income and capital assessments for means-tested benefits.

These Regulations amend various social security frameworks to ensure that redress payments made by the Church of England under the Abuse Redress Measure 2025 are disregarded when calculating a person's income and capital for benefit purposes.

The instrument applies to claimants of State Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance, and Universal Credit.

By introducing these disregards, the Department for Work and Pensions ensures that receiving such compensation does not result in the reduction or loss of means-tested financial support.

Introduced benefit disregards for the Irish Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme and increased fraud-related recovery rates for State Pension Credit.

These Regulations amend various social security instruments to ensure that payments from the Irish Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme are disregarded when calculating entitlement to benefits including Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, and State Pension Credit.

The instrument increases the maximum recovery rate for State Pension Credit overpayments involving fraud from 25% to 40% and reinstates Disability Living Allowance for claimants who show 'good reason' for failing to comply with Personal Independence Payment transfer requirements.

The regulations apply to the Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities administering Housing Benefit, primarily across England, Wales, and Scotland.

Revised the administrative requirements for notifying individuals of public sector debt recovery actions resulting from fraud or error.

These regulations establish the procedures for identifying and recovering debts owed to public sector bodies in England and Wales due to fraud or error.

The document directs government departments and relevant authorities to provide clear reasons to individuals when initiating recovery actions and corrects specific clerical errors in the original drafting of the recovery framework.

It applies to all persons identified as having received public funds incorrectly and the agencies responsible for overseeing those disbursements.

Authorized the sharing of data with energy suppliers to assist customers in debt and added new government departments to the list of bodies permitted to share information for specified objectives.

These regulations expand the legal framework for sharing government data with licensed gas and electricity suppliers to help identify and assist customers living in fuel poverty.

They authorize the disclosure of information to energy companies when it relates to debt relief requirements set by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (Ofgem) under the Gas Act 1986, the Electricity Act 1989, or the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018.

Additionally, the instrument updates the list of authorized government departments—specifically adding the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology—to correct a previous drafting error in earlier legislation.