Law360: The government has brought together a group of regulators and industry experts to implement proposals designed to help savers track their pensions, a move government said could benefit the average saver by £700 at retirement.

Law360: The government has overruled the concerns of regulators and sided with lobby groups over reforms to capital requirements for the insurance sector, as it published long-awaited plans on 17 November 2022 to free up billions of pounds for investment in the economy.

The UK has concluded a new security agreement with Iraq, aimed at targeting people smuggling gangs and bolstering border security cooperation. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper signed a joint statement on border security with Iraq's Interior Minister, establishing a framework for tackling people smuggling and wider border security issues. The agreement is supplemented by a declaration of intent to address serious organised crime, including immigration offences, drug trafficking, modern slavery, and illicit finance. The UK has committed £300,000 from its Integrated Security Fund for border training in Iraq, focusing on countering organised immigration crime and narcotics. Both nations have pledged to enhance cooperation on returns of individuals with no right to remain in the UK, while respecting international law and human rights. Additionally, a deterrence communications campaign is planned to counter misinformation spread by criminal gangs. This development marks a significant shift in the UK's approach to irregular migration, emphasising international collaboration through the Border Security Command.

The government has today published an instrument revoking the commencement of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023, section 6. This means that new court procedures relating to assimilated law will not enter into force next week as originally intended.

The government has tabled amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill to criminalise the possession and publication of pornography depicting incest and adults roleplaying as children. The measures aim to ban the possession or publication of pornography showing illegal sexual conduct between family members, including sex between step or foster relations where one person is pretending to be under 18, with each publication offence carrying a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment. The amendments also introduce personal liability for senior tech executives, who could face imprisonment, a fine, or both if they fail, without reasonable excuse, to comply with Ofcom enforcement decisions to remove nonconsensual intimate images from their platforms.

On the evening of 7 July 2025, the government tabled the latest amendments to the Employment Rights Bill (ERB). The 64-page document includes both government and non-government amendments. The latter will probably not be passed and so are unlikely to find their way into the final Act. The amendments will be considered at the House of Lords Report Stage which begins on 14 July, with subsequent sittings scheduled on 16, 21 and 23 July.

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill have been tabled to restrict parental responsibility where a child is born of rape or where a parent has been convicted of serious sexual offences against any child. The reforms, which form part of the Government’s Plan for Change, will automatically remove parental rights in such cases, protecting thousands more children from harm and restoring confidence in the justice system.

Law360: HM Treasury announced on 17 March 2025 that it wants the Pensions Regulator (TPR) to reduce bureaucratic hurdles in a bid to strip back regulatory burdens it sees as inhibiting economic growth.

Law360: The government has said that the first phase of its retirement savings review will be centered on the consolidation of the defined contribution pension market and will also examine ways to encourage further investment by the sector in the UK economy.

Law360, London: The government has set out new regulations for the funding of pension plans, offering new flexibility on investments in riskier assets in an attempt to fuel economic growth in Britain.

The Homes for Ukraine scheme requires a Ukrainian to apply with a UK-based individual sponsor. The government has now changed the requirements of the scheme so that sponsors have to be British, Irish or settled in the UK. Previously anyone with at least six months leave to remain could act as a sponsor. This change will prevent people with a Ukraine Scheme visa from acting as sponsors, even if they have adequate, long-term accommodation available and wanted to sponsor close family members, such as a spouse or child.

The government is to revise the Attorney General’s legal risk guidance to make clear that ministers may properly proceed with a policy carrying a high risk of successful challenge. Judicial review reforms will be extended, and the government will limit the use of consultation. The change of approach is spelled out in a joint letter to ministers from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Secretary of State and the new Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC.