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Weekly round-up of EU-UK TCA Specialised Committees’ publications—5 February 2026

This round-up includes details of publications made by Specialised Committees established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) for the period 27 January 2026 to 2 February 2026.

MoD loses appeal over army reservist's right of access to pension scheme

Law360: An appeals tribunal has rejected the Ministry of Defence (MoD)'s attempt to overturn a ruling that it treated a long-standing part-time army reservist less favourably than full-time personnel by excluding him from the army pension scheme.

Public Law weekly highlights—5 February 2026

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes a handpicked summary of news analysis, legal updates and case law from the world of Public Law. These highlights include the latest updates on Brexit, judicial review, constitutional and administrative law, equality and human rights, public procurement, subsidy control and State aid, information law and other public law news. This edition features horizon-scanning analysis of key public law developments in 2025 and what lies ahead in 2026, commencement of core data protection reforms under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, plus the latest case updates and analysis.

New Procurement Act guidance on contract payment information

The Cabinet Office has published guidance on contract payment information as part of the ‘Manage’ phase guidance suite under the Procurement Act 2023. The guidance explains the requirements on contracting authorities under section 70 of the Procurement Act 2023 to publish information on payments of more than £30,000, including VAT, made under public contracts. The information must be published quarterly via the central digital platform and must link each payment to the public contract under which it was made. The requirements apply to procurements commenced on or after 1 April 2026.

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