The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) has announced enhanced regulatory and enforcement powers following Royal Assent of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 on 2 December 2025. The Act grants the IAA power to impose financial sanctions up to £15,000 on both regulated and unregulated advisers, require fee refunds and compensation up to £250,000, and immediately cancel or suspend registrations where serious harm risks are identified.

The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) has announced the sentencing of two men at Birmingham Crown Court for offences connected with an immigration scam involving EU Treaty Rights.

The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) has added 5 new training videos to its module series, bringing the total number of modules to 10. The new modules cover the Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Concession and domestic abuse, the National Referral Mechanism and trafficking cases, Upper Tribunal appeals, student visas and suitability. Developed in response to adviser feedback, the new modules provide further practical guidance to help support immigration advice and casework. The videos may be recorded as part of advisers' continuing professional development, in line with existing record-keeping requirements, although completion certificates will not be issued. Access is limited to advisers and primary contacts via direct email links.

The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) has released a comprehensive suite of promotional materials designed to enhance public awareness about regulated immigration advice. The resources, available in 24 languages including English, comprise digital posters and leaflets that outline the verification process for registered advisers, highlight the risks associated with unregulated advice, and detail reporting procedures for substandard or illegal advisory services. The IAA has made these materials freely available for distribution by regulated organisations, ambassadors, charities, and legal professionals, aiming to protect advice seekers from potential exploitation and ensure access to reliable immigration guidance.

The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) has published its first annual report and accounts for 2024/25, detailing the organisation’s activities, achievements, performance and future priorities. Key performance metrics include 1,029 new adviser applications received, of which 599 were processed and approved; 1,220 continued registration applications approved and 206 organisations applying for first-time registration. During the reporting period, the IAA completed 84 audits and 41 investigations into complaints of illegal activity and managed over 320 regulatory enquiries. It received 606 referrals and conducted 16 competence assessment events, with 851 applicants sitting assessments and 464 passing. The publication of the report coincides with the progression of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 through Parliament, which will provide the IAA with new regulatory powers in the next financial year.

The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) has published a new guidance document for existing and prospective immigration advisers. The resource serves as a first point of reference and consolidates key information on registration, regulation and professional standards. Developed in response to feedback from advisers, the document covers applying for registration, using the IAA portal, meeting continued registration requirements, increasing an adviser’s level of authorisation, understanding professional standards and regulatory expectations and navigating key adviser processes.

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IAB Europe has expressed concerns regarding the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)’s Opinion regarding ‘consent or pay’ models used by large online platforms under Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). IAB Europe noted that the Opinion is likely to increase legal uncertainty for many businesses beyond large online platforms, which may affect the ability for users to access diverse sets of services and content online for free. IAB Europe further noted that the EDPB’s suggestions that personalised advertising would be irreconcilable with the EU GDPR principles were not demonstrated or substantiated. IAB Europe has also expressed concerns that the EDPB is prescribing an unprecedented interpretation not enshrined by the law and not supported by the Court of Justice of the European Union and called for a public consultation to help develop sound policy guidance that considers all stakeholders’ concerns and interests.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe has released a paper which highlights its concerns over the European Parliament’s adopted text and Council of the European Union’s position on the EU General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) procedural regulation. IAB Europe notes that the current proposals are complex and unclear, with the European Parliament’s position potentially weakening the confidentiality protections for business information. Among other things, the IAB proposes an early resolution mechanism and complaint admissibility.

IAB Europe has launched LEAF 2.0, a major update to its platform supporting the digital advertising ecosystem in measuring and reducing environmental impact. The update enhances usability, functionality, and alignment with current sustainability methodologies. It offers improved emissions estimation and benchmarking through a redesigned interface, streamlined calculations aligned with GMSF v1.2, and benchmarking across locations, environments, buy types, and device types. The creative compression workflow has been refined with a new media library and clearer guidance, while platform management and performance have been improved with better administrative tools, updated authentication, reduced latency, and bug fixes. The underlying digital ad emissions methodology is now documented on GitHub. Guided by the IAB Europe’s Sustainability Standards Committee, these updates aim to facilitate more effective, data-driven sustainability actions. To support industry adoption, two training courses will be offered: a five-day session from 13–17 October 2025 covering emissions measurement and sustainable media planning, and a condensed half-day overview on 27 November 2025 focused on environmental frameworks and campaign carbon reduction strategies.

IAB Europe has launched the beta test phase of OpenGHG, a tool designed to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from digital advertising campaigns in line with emerging global standards. This initiative forms part of IAB Europe’s ongoing commitment to advancing sustainability within the digital advertising industry. By launching OpenGHG in a beta test phase, IAB Europe seeks to gather feedback from its members and refine the framework to ensure it meets industry needs. The feedback collected during this phase will inform the final version of OpenGHG, expected to be rolled out to a wider audience later this year.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe has published its fourth annual ‘State of Readiness report’, assessing environmental and social sustainability across the European digital advertising ecosystem between November 2025–January 2026. It also reveals that regulatory compliance has surpassed corporate social responsibility as the primary driver of sustainability action, reflecting the growing influence of frameworks such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).