Designated Barnet Hill Academy as a school with an Islamic religious character effective 27 August 2026.

This Order designates Barnet Hill Academy in Barnet as a voluntary aided school with a religious character, specifically identifying its religion as Islam.

It authorizes the school to provide religious education and collective worship in accordance with Islamic tenets under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

The Order also enables the school to apply specific religious criteria to staffing matters and employment decisions as permitted for designated faith schools.

Activated the legal requirement for schools in England to maintain and publish allergy safety policies starting 1 September 2026.

These Regulations bring section 34 of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 into full force on 1 September 2026 for schools in England.

The activated provision requires educational institutions to implement and publish allergy safety policies while following statutory guidance issued by the government.

The instrument applies to schools governed by the Children and Families Act 2014, the Education Act 1996, and the Education and Skills Act 2008, and it authorizes the Secretary of State to create further regulations regarding pupil allergies.

Introduced a credit-based system for higher education tuition fee limits in England for courses starting from January 2027.

These Regulations establish a credit-based fee limit system for higher education courses in England beginning on or after 1 January 2027.

The document directs the Office for Students to apply fee limit conditions to registered providers in the 'Approved (fee cap)' category and defines the categories of 'qualifying persons'—based on residency and immigration status—protected by these limits.

It specifies maximum credit amounts per year and per course, sets fractional per-credit fee amounts for different activities like taught study or work placements, and incorporates rules for foundation years, accelerated courses, and students transferring with prior credits.

Authorized the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board to impose a training levy on industry employers for the years 2026, 2027, and 2028.

Establishes a statutory levy on employers within the engineering construction industry for three distinct periods covering 2026 through 2028.

It directs the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board to assess and collect payments based on employer emoluments and labor-only contract costs, while providing specific exemptions for small-scale employers and charitable organizations.

The Order applies to all employers engaged wholly or mainly in engineering construction activities in England, Wales, and Scotland.

Updated various education laws and regulations to reflect new procedures for establishing schools and managing pupil referral units.

These regulations update several primary and secondary education acts to align with the school establishment framework introduced by the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026.

They modify the procedures for proposing new schools, clarify employment transfer rules for staff in pupil referral units, and adjust how governance arrangements are made before a new school is formally approved.

The measures apply to local authorities, school governing bodies, and the Department for Education in England and Wales.

Corrected a typographical error in the commencement schedule of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

This statutory instrument issues a formal correction to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2026.

It modifies the specific list of subparagraphs under paragraph 13 that are triggered by the commencement order, ensuring the legal text accurately reflects the intended implementation of the Act.

The regulation applies to the regulatory framework governing higher education providers and students' unions in England regarding their free speech duties.

Revoked the temporary legal protections that preserved free school lunch eligibility for specific groups during the transition to Universal Credit.

This Order terminates the temporary protection of free school lunch eligibility for certain students in England starting 17 August 2026.

It amends the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 30 and Transitory Provisions) Order 2018 by revoking the 'transitory provisions' that previously allowed individuals to retain their free meal status despite changes to the welfare system.

The Secretary of State for Education directs that any person relying on these specific transitional rules to qualify for free school lunches will cease to be eligible on the specified date.

Updated various childcare regulations to ban dangerous dog breeds from premises, broadened harm notification requirements, and adopted the July 2026 EYFS statutory frameworks.

These Regulations amend several existing statutory instruments to update childcare registration and welfare requirements in England.

The legislation prohibits the presence of banned dog breeds at childcare premises, lowers the threshold for notifying the Chief Inspector of child abuse or harm by removing the qualifier 'serious', and adopts updated statutory frameworks for learning, development, and staff qualifications.

It applies specifically to early years childminders, group and school-based providers, later years providers, and home child-carers registered on both the Early Years and General Childcare Registers.