Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 15 April 2025) is now live. This month we report on items including the Serious Fraud Office’s new business plan, progress of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill announced in the King’s Speech, the Employment Rights Bill and draft ICO guidance on the use of storage and access technologies.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 15 July 2025) is now live. This month we report on items including (1) the Data (Use and Access) Act receiving Royal Assent,(2) new and updated ICO guidance following DUAA 2025, (3) news on the Employment Rights Bill, and (4) revisions to Part I of JMLSG AML Guidance.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 15 October 2024) is now live. This month we report on items including: (1) ICO announcements on expected new and updated guidance on data security and cybersecurity; (2) the publishing of the Employment Rights Bill 2024; (3) confirmation by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology that the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will be introduced to Parliament in 2025; and (4) confirmation that the new Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation is up and running.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 15 October 2025) is now live. This month we report on items including (1) the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025, (2) changes to the UK Sanctions List, and (3) updates on new and forthcoming ICO guidance .

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 16 December 2025) is now live. This month we report on items including (1) the ICO’s updated plans for new guidance on lawful basis, smart data, and automated decision making, (2) the LSB’s new consultation on encouraging diversity in the legal profession, and (3) progress of the Employment Rights Bill, which may receive Royal Assent before the Christmas parliamentary recess and (3) progress on the Cyber Extortion and Ransomware (Reporting) Bill.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 16 September 2025) is now live. This month we report on items including (1) the ICO’s guidance on smart data and data portability; (2) the EDPB consultation on guidelines regarding the interplay between the DSA and GDPR; (3) OFSI’s frozen assets reporting for 2025 and (4) the government’s 2025 sanctions perception survey.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 17 February 2026) is now live. This month we report on items including (1) the ICO’s plans to update existing guidance on the privacy notice generator, (2) OFSI’s Call for Evidence on the ownership and control test in UK financial sanctions regulations, (3) new Economic Crime Levy bands and charges from April 2026, and (4) publication of final revisions to Part I of the JMLSG’s AML guidance.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 17 June 2025) is now live. This month we report on items including (1) FATF actions following the conclusion of recent consultations; (2) the Crime and Policing Bill's report stage and third reading scheduled for 17-18 June; and (3) the LSB's refined guidance on meeting the new economic crime regulatory objective.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 17 March 2026) is now live. This month we report on items including (1) the Home Office's new Fraud Strategy for 2026–29, (2) a call for evidence on economic crime information sharing gateways, (3) the ICO's plans to publish updated guidance on special category data, and (4) the upcoming SRA keeping of the roll exercise.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 18 December 2024) is now live. This month we report on items including: (1) publication of Guidelines 02/2024 on Article 48 GDPR by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) for consultation; (2) expectations for the Data (Use and Access) Bill to be enacted in early spring 2025; (3) a statement by the ICO that it would update its existing AI guidance in due course, and (4) two oral evidence hearings on 4 and 17 December regarding the acceptance of physical cash in the UK conducted by the Treasury Committee.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 18 February 2025) is now live. This month we report on items including: (1) plans to launch a Data Essentials training and assurance programme for SME’s by the ICO; (2) publication a consultation on proposed revisions to Part I of its Guidance by the JMLSG; (3) The next FATF Plenary to take place on 19–21 February 2025, and (4) our updated and enhanced fraud risk management content.

Our new Risk & Compliance forecast (as at 18 June 2024) is now live. This month we report on: (1) the next FATF assessment of the UK’s efforts to tackle money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing; (2) a new SRA consultation, including its proposals for increased compensation fund contributions; (3) reform of the AML supervisory regime; and (4) the formal adoption by the Council of the EU of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).