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The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 9 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026, SI 2026/1015, bring into force on 30 September 2026 sections 117(4)(a), 118 and 119 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA 2025), including provisions abolishing the office of Information Commissioner and transferring its functions to the Information Commission. Transitional provisions ensure continuity in relation to acts, omissions, legal proceedings and other matters undertaken or commenced in connection with the Information Commissioner and provide that the Information Commission will discharge the accounting duties relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2027.

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA 2025), which received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, introduces targeted amendments to the UK’s data protection regime. While most provisions await further regulation, compliance professionals in UK private sector organisations should take note of the implications of DUAA 2025 and prepare for phased implementation. To help you with this, we’ve published a new Practice Note explaining what’s changing, when and what you need to do about it.

The Democratic Unionist Party, the second-largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, says it has notified the Speaker of the Assembly of its intention to use the ‘Stormont Brake’ mechanism for the first time under the Windsor Framework.

the3million has published a response from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to concerns about driving licence applications from EU citizens whose names differ between their Home Office immigration status share code and their driving licence records. The DVLA says that the individual case raised by the3million has been resolved and that a licence has been issued. It explains that additional evidence is required where an applicant's name differs between their identity documents and their driving licence application or record in order to verify the link between the names. This requirement applies to all applicants, regardless of nationality, and acceptable evidence may include a marriage or civil partnership certificate, divorce documents, a gender recognition certificate, or a deed poll or statutory declaration.

Dispute Resolution analysis: Raj Arumugam, barrister at 9 Stone Buildings, examines the decision of the Court of Appeal in Seddon v Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency upholding the first-instance judge’s conclusion that when the appellant had been about to purchase a registered historic vehicle, the respondent vehicle licensing authority did not owe him a duty of care to inform him that it doubted the vehicle’s provenance.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has successfully prosecuted Bikers Lifestyle Ltd at Willesden magistrates’ court for multiple breaches of UK safety standards regarding motorcycle protective equipment. The company was found guilty of seven separate offences on 20 January 2025. Laboratory testing revealed that three out of four helmets failed safety requirements, including one model presenting a 100% fatality risk in collision scenarios. The magistrates, finding a high degree of culpability, imposed fines and costs amounting to £10,194 and mandated the recall of all non-compliant products from the UK market.

Decommissioning Waste Management Plan: The part of the FDP that sets out the steps and costs involved in decommissioning a new nuclear power station and disposing of the waste.

In a letter from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the RT Hon Liz Kendall MP, addressed to the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, Debbie Abrahams MP, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that is actively addressing concerns raised by the previous Committee regarding the indexation of defined benefit (DB) scheme benefits accrued before April 1997. The DWP has confirmed that the Committee will receive a separate letter from the Minister for Pensions in due course regarding the indexation of pre-1997 rights in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS). In relation to the Committee’s second recommendation on discretionary increases in their report on DB pension schemes of March 2024, the DWP acknowledges the impact of improved scheme funding on surplus treatment and member interests, particularly concerning discretionary increases. In collaboration with the Pensions Regulator (TPR), the DWP is gathering data on schemes offering discretionary increases on pre-1997 benefits through the 2024 iteration of TPR's annual DB survey. Results are expected to be published by the TPR in the spring. Furthermore, the DWP is currently in the process of drafting a response to the Committee’s report which will be released as soon as possible.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has acknowledged industry concerns regarding the implications of the Virgin Media Ltd v NTL Pension Trustees II Ltd, [2023] EWHC 1441 (Ch) judgement on occupational pension schemes and employers. Following consultation with pension schemes and industry representatives, the DWP recognises that schemes unable to demonstrate historic benefit changes met the reference scheme test may face uncertainty and additional costs. Whilst the impact is expected to vary between schemes, the DWP is actively considering its response and will provide further guidance in due course.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have commissioned a non-statutory independent review titled ‘Keep Britain Working’ to address the increasing economic inactivity linked to ill health and disability in the UK. Led by Sir Charlie Mayfield, the review will examine the roles of employers and government in creating and maintaining healthy and inclusive workplaces, with a focus on increasing the recruitment, retention, and return to work of disabled people and those with long-term health conditions. The review will consist of two phases: a discovery phase concluding in Spring 2025, followed by a recommendations phase set to report in Autumn 2025. This initiative aligns with the government's broader ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’ and aims to tackle the economic and social impacts of health-related inactivity on individuals, businesses, and the public finances.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have published the final report of the Keep Britain Working Review, led by Sir Charlie Mayfield. The review explores the increasing rate of economic inactivity among working-age adults in the UK, with a particular focus on the impact of ill-health and disability. It notes that more than one in five working-age adults are currently neither working nor seeking employment. The report projects that, without intervention, an additional 600,000 people could leave the workforce by 2030.