Transferred the regulation of waste carriers and brokers into the environmental permitting framework and introduced new identification requirements for waste transport drivers.

These Regulations integrate the regulation of waste carriers, brokers, and dealers into the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 framework, replacing the previous registration system under the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 in England.

They establish three new classes of regulated facilities: waste controlling activity, waste transporting activity, and waste controlling-transporting activity, making them subject to environmental permits or specific exemptions.

The Environment Agency is designated as the regulator for these activities, which include duties to apply the waste hierarchy and carry identification during transport.

The rules apply to businesses, charities, and individuals involved in the moving, buying, selling, or arranging for the disposal of waste in England.

Corrected typographical errors and statutory citations in the 2026 Firefighters' Pension amendment.

This document issues technical corrections to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme (England) (Amendment) Order 2026 to rectify typographical mistakes, incorrect cross-references, and incomplete citations.

It modifies specific definitions regarding pension calculations, clarifies rules for joining the scheme, and fixes errors in footnotes and formatting within the Schedule.

These adjustments apply to the administration of firefighters' pensions in England, ensuring the legal text accurately reflects the intended regulatory framework.

Authorized the Care Quality Commission to assess and rate local authorities' performance of adult social care duties.

These regulations grant the Care Quality Commission (CQC) the authority to review and assess how local authorities in England perform their adult social care duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014.

By prescribing these functions as 'regulated' activities for the purposes of assessment, the document enables the CQC to apply its inspection framework to local government social services.

The provisions apply to all local authorities in England responsible for social care and the CQC as the regulatory body.

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.

Mandated the delegation of specific planning decisions to local authority officers and capped the size of planning committees at 13 members.

These regulations mandate how local planning authorities in England must distribute decision-making powers between elected member committees and unelected officers for various types of planning applications.

The instrument requires smaller-scale applications, such as householder and minor residential projects, to be determined by officers, while allowing larger or more significant developments to be referred to a committee of no more than 13 members.

These requirements apply to all relevant local planning authorities in England beginning 31 October 2026.

Corrected typographical errors and legal citations in the 2026 registration fee regulations.

This document issues technical corrections to the Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

It modifies specific typographical errors in the text of the regulations and provides a more accurate legal citation for the insertion of Section 38A by the Immigration Act 2016.

These changes ensure that the instructions for updating registration fees in England and Wales are grammatically correct and legally precise.

Activated statutory requirements for bus staff training and local transport byelaws starting 5 August 2026.

These Regulations bring into force several sections of the Bus Services Act 2025 on 5 August 2026, primarily affecting local transport authorities, bus operators, and their employees.

The provisions grant new powers to vehicle inspectors, authorize the creation of local and London-based bus byelaws, and introduce mandatory staff training regarding disability, crime, and anti-social behaviour.

The instrument also establishes practical deadlines for staff to complete this training, with specific transitional windows extending to late 2028 and 2029 depending on when an individual was employed.

Reconstituted the Warboys, Somersham and Pidley Internal Drainage Board to reduce its elected membership from 21 to 15.

This Order confirms a scheme submitted by the Environment Agency to reconstitute the Warboys, Somersham and Pidley Internal Drainage Board.

It reduces the number of elected members on the Board from twenty-one to fifteen and provides for the initial appointment of these members by the Secretary of State.

The Order further ensures that all property, rights, and obligations held by the Board prior to this reconstitution are transferred to the newly reconstituted body.