Finance Legislation
Laws governing financial services, banking regulation, insurance, investment, and securities trading.
The Relief for Creative Industries (Additional Information Requirements and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
- Made under: Finance Act 1998
The 2025 Regulations amended the 2024 regulations regarding creative industry tax relief by adding definitions, clarifying information requirements, and updating the required information for claims.
These regulations amend the 2024 regulations on tax relief for creative industries.
They clarify definitions, add information requirements for connected party transactions and visual effects vendors, and update the specified information in Table 1 of the Schedule.
The amendments are effective for claims made on or after April 15, 2025, and aim to improve clarity, transparency, and efficiency in processing tax relief claims.
The Flood Reinsurance (Amendment) Regulations 2025
- Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Made under: Water Act 2014
The Flood Reinsurance (Amendment) Regulations 2025 increased the levy to £160 million and amended the 2015 regulations.
These regulations amend the 2015 Flood Reinsurance regulations, raising the total levy from £135 million to £160 million.
This increase aims to improve the affordability and availability of flood insurance in high-risk areas.
The amendment applies to England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland and took effect on April 1st, 2025, without affecting existing liabilities.
The Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2025
- Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Made under: Religious Buildings Act 1969
The Order authorized grants up to £3,123,614 to the Churches Conservation Trust for church preservation between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, and revoked the 2022 order.
The Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2025, approved by the House of Commons, authorizes grants totaling up to £3,123,614 to the Churches Conservation Trust between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026 for the preservation of historically significant churches in England and Wales.
The Order revokes the 2022 order and specifies the funding period under the Redundant Churches and other Religious Buildings Act 1969.
The Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2025
The order established new annual fees for diocesan and provincial registrars, revoked the 2023 order, and clarified payment procedures and additional remuneration.
The Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2025 sets annual fees for diocesan and provincial registrars in the Church of England for 2025.
It details fees payable by diocesan boards of finance and diocesan bishops/archbishops, specifying the professional services covered in Schedule 2.
The order also revokes the 2023 order and clarifies additional remuneration possibilities, travel expenses, and Value Added Tax implications.
It takes effect the day after parliamentary approval.
The Immigration, Nationality and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
- Department: Home Office
- Made under: Immigration Act 2014, Immigration Act 2016
The 2025 regulations amended the 2018 Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations and the 2022 Passport (Fees) Regulations, increasing several fees and removing obsolete entries related to overseas qualification assessments.
The Immigration, Nationality and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 increase fees for various immigration, nationality, and passport services across multiple schedules.
These amendments, effective April and May 2025, adjust numerous fees in the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 and the Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022.
Amendments also clarify references to updated appendices within Immigration Rules.
Furthermore, regulations remove fee entries for assessment of overseas qualifications not operational from 1 May 2025.
The Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (Indexation of Annual Chargeable Amounts) Order 2025
- Department: HM Treasury
- Made under: Finance Act 2013
The 2025 Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings Order indexed annual chargeable amounts based on the September 2024 Consumer Price Index increase.
This order, made by the UK Treasury, sets the annual chargeable amounts for the annual tax on enveloped dwellings, effective from April 1st, 2025.
The amounts are determined according to a table referencing the taxable value of the interest, and these amounts are indexed to reflect a 1.7% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since September 2024.
This indexation is mandated by Section 101(5) of the Finance Act 2013.
The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025
The order amended several court and tribunal fees, removing some, adding others, and adjusting existing fees to reflect cost reductions and inflation.
The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025, effective April 8, 2025, modifies fees across various UK courts and tribunals.
The order adjusts fees in the Non-Contentious Probate Fees Order 2004, Gender Recognition (Application Fees) Order 2006, Court of Protection Fees Order 2007, Magistrates’ Courts Fees Order 2008, Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008, Family Proceedings Fees Order 2008, Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Fees Order 2009, First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) Fees Order 2010, Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (Judicial Review) (England and Wales) Fees Order 2011, First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013, and Supreme Court Fees Order 2024.
Changes include fee reductions where service costs have fallen, removing obsolete fees, and implementing across-the-board inflationary increases.
The order also adds new fees to reflect procedural changes such as the introduction of fixed costs determinations and the express financial remedy procedure.
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
- Department: Department for Work and Pensions
- Made under: Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008
The 2025 regulations amended the 2008 Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments Regulations, increasing payment amounts by 1.7% for those diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after April 1, 2025, or their dependants.
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, effective April 1st, 2025, amend the 2008 regulations to increase lump sum payments for individuals with diffuse mesothelioma and their dependents by 1.7%.
The adjustments only apply to claims made on or after this date, and individuals first diagnosed on or after this date.
The increase is applied across various age brackets as outlined in the updated tables within the amendment.
The regulations extend to England, Wales, and Scotland.
A full impact assessment was deemed unnecessary due to the insignificant effect on the public, private, or voluntary sectors.