The Regulations established a new restricted airspace zone (EGR2U063) below 1,550 feet around the Husbands Bosworth National Police Air Service base, prohibiting unauthorized unmanned aircraft flights and revoking the previous 2025 restrictions.

These Regulations, made by the Secretary of State on May 12th, 2026, implement restrictions on the flight of unmanned aircraft (drones) below 1,550 feet above mean sea level within a specifically defined geographical area surrounding the National Police Air Service base at Husbands Bosworth due to security and public safety concerns, while explicitly excluding aircraft operated by or on behalf of the National Police Air Service; simultaneously, these Regulations revoke the previous 2025 restrictions concerning the same location.

The Regulations imposed restrictions on unmanned aircraft flying below 1,700 feet around Gatcombe Park, designating airspace EGR1U083, effective May 14, 2026.

These Regulations establish a temporary restricted airspace zone, designated EGR1U083, around Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire, prohibiting unmanned aircraft from flying below 1,700 feet above mean sea level within specified geographic coordinates due to security considerations related to the presence of Royal Family members; these rules came into force on May 14, 2026, and revoke a previous restriction order, while allowing exemptions for specific emergency services and authorized security personnel.

The regulations imposed a height restriction on unmanned aircraft operations near the Carr Gate National Police Air Service base and simultaneously revoked the preceding 2025 restriction order.

These 2026 Regulations establish a prohibition on operating unmanned aircraft below 1,400 feet above mean sea level within a defined circular area centered at 534238N 0013222W, near the National Police Air Service base at Carr Gate, due to necessary security and public safety considerations; the rules exempt aircraft operated by or on behalf of the National Police Air Service or those flying with their explicit permission, and these rules simultaneously revoke the previous 2025 restriction order for the area.

Reclassified zero-emission goods vehicles up to 4,250kg into the Class 7 MOT regime and exempted them from standard drivers' hours and tachograph rules.

These Regulations modify the roadworthiness testing and operational rules for zero-emission goods vehicles weighing between 3,500kg and 4,250kg.

The instrument shifts these specific vehicles from the heavy vehicle testing regime into the Class 7 MOT system and exempts them from assimilated EU drivers' hours and tachograph requirements.

These changes apply to vehicle owners and transport undertakings in England, Wales, and Scotland, while also mandating a periodic review of the new rules every five years by the Secretary of State.

The Regulations imposed restrictions on low-level flying around RAF Cosford airspace for specific periods between June 12th and June 14th, 2026, to protect public safety during flying displays.

These Regulations establish a temporary, restricted flight zone around the Royal Air Force Cosford site in Shropshire to ensure public safety during scheduled flying displays set to take place from June 12th to June 14th, 2026, by prohibiting aircraft from flying below 5,300 feet above mean sea level within a 6 nautical mile radius of the centre point, except for aircraft operating under specific permissions granted by air traffic control or the Airshow Flying Display Director.

The Secretary of State revoked the emergency flying restrictions previously imposed over the Southway, Plymouth area via a prior statutory instrument.

These Regulations immediately revoke the previous emergency order that restricted flying over the Southway area of Plymouth because the Secretary of State determined the necessity for the emergency restriction no longer exists in the public interest.

The Secretary of State imposed immediate, temporary flying restrictions below 3,500 feet over a specified one-mile radius near Bristol due to a public interest emergency, effective May 3rd, 2026.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bristol) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 enacts immediate, emergency-based restrictions on all aircraft flying below 3,500 feet above mean sea level within a one-nautical-mile radius centred on specific coordinates near Bristol, authorizing the restriction by the Secretary of State for Transport due to a matter affecting public interest, with exemptions only for aircraft operating under directions from the Avon and Somerset Police.

Updated the list of bodies to which workers can legally submit protected whistleblowing disclosures from 2 June 2026.

This Order updates the list of 'prescribed persons' under the Employment Rights Act 1996, granting legal protection to workers who blow the whistle to designated regulators and public bodies.

It adds the Building Safety Regulator, the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority, the Independent Football Regulator, the Law Society, the Security Industry Authority, and the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to the list.

Furthermore, it modifies the scope of protected disclosures for the Financial Conduct Authority, the Environment Agency, and several government departments while removing the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland.