Policy Monitor

June 2026

Active Consultation: Jurisdiction: Closing Date:

Applying the new NPM to advertising and promotions restrictions

UK Government 17 Jun 2026 Respond

Stop and search authorised professional practice (APP)

UK Government 6 Jul 2026 Respond

Regulating post-16 vocational and technical qualifications at levels 2 and 3

UK Government 2 Jul 2026 Respond

Martyn’s Law: draft section 12 statutory guidance

UK Government 12 Jun 2026 Respond

Make Work Pay: misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)

UK Government 8 Jul 2026 Respond

School Food Standards: updating the legislative framework

UK Government 12 Jun 2026 Respond

Call for input on potential powers to protect the UK from adverse economic pressure

UK Government 18 Jun 2026 Respond

Plan approval requirements for new builds and fire safety order buildings

UK Government 11 Jun 2026 Respond

Low Pay Commission consultation 2026

UK Government 26 Jun 2026 Respond

Assistive software funded through Disabled Students’ Allowance

UK Government 18 Jun 2026 Respond

Fire risk assessors profession

UK Government 18 Jun 2026 Respond

Proposals to prohibit trail hunting in England and Wales

UK Government 18 Jun 2026 Respond

16 to 19 performance measures

UK Government 21 Jul 2026 Respond

Corporate Civil Enforcement Reforms

UK Government 17 Jun 2026 Respond

Open for business: implementing a UK corporate re-domiciliation regime

UK Government 19 Jun 2026 Respond

Industry Training Board reform

UK Government 14 Jun 2026 Respond

Possible amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 in respect of applications for judicial review

UK Government 12 Jun 2026 Respond

Reporting company payments to participators

UK Government 10 Jun 2026 Respond

Permitted development rights for onshore wind turbines in England

UK Government 10 Jun 2026 Respond

Delivering HS2 and Euston

UK Parliament 26 Jun 2026 Respond

Equality at work: flexible working and disability

UK Parliament 26 Jun 2026 Respond

HMRC’s anti-fraud intervention on child benefit

UK Parliament 3 Jul 2026 Respond

Guidance on the School Funding, Budget Statements and Outturn Statements (Wales) Regulations 2026

Welsh Government 19 Jun 2026 Respond

Estimating fraud and error within the Scottish social security system

Scottish Government 10 Jun 2026 Respond

Call for Evidence – Irish Medium (Workforce Planning) Bill

Northern Ireland Assembly 15 Jun 2026 Respond

Call for Evidence – Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill

Northern Ireland Assembly 15 Jun 2026 Respond

Legal Aid Remuneration for Cases Directly Committed to the Crown Court

Northern Ireland Executive 28 Jul 2026 Respond

Consultation on Proposed Animal Welfare Policy Reforms in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive 30 Jun 2026 Respond

Consultation on Draft Department for the Economy Irish Language Policy.

Northern Ireland Executive 23 Jul 2026 Respond

Consultation on a Museums Policy for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive 22 Jun 2026 Respond

From Waste to Worth: Northern Ireland Waste Prevention Programme

Northern Ireland Executive 10 Jul 2026 Respond

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: treatment of sustainable aviation fuel

Welsh Government 15 Jun 2026 Respond

Significant Water Management Issues

Northern Ireland Executive 18 Jun 2026 Respond

Support provisions for victims of human trafficking in Scotland: published guidance

Scottish Government 17 Jun 2026 Respond

Modernising Revenue Scotland’s tax administration framework: communications from Revenue Scotland to taxpayers

Scottish Government 15 Jun 2026 Respond

Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill – Call for Evidence

Northern Ireland Assembly 12 Jun 2026 Respond

Code of Practice on the exercise of search powers by constables in Scotland (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002)

Scottish Government 9 Jun 2026 Respond

Protections in the justice system for women and girls

Scottish Government 19 Jun 2026 Respond

High Value Council Tax Surcharge

UK Government 14 Jul 2026 Respond

Inheritance tax on pensions — information sharing regulations

UK Government 11 Jun 2026 Respond

Plastic Packaging Tax — mechanically recycled plastic packaging

UK Government 10 Aug 2026 Respond

Modified proposals for local government reorganisation in East Sussex and Brighton and Hove

UK Government 15 Jun 2026 Respond

Modified proposals for local government reorganisation in West Sussex

UK Government 15 Jun 2026 Respond

Legal aid for inquests: changes to fee schemes

UK Government 19 Jun 2026 Respond

Northern Ireland Local Growth Fund Consultation

UK Government 26 Jun 2026 Respond

Possible amendments to the costs/expenses rules in the First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Employment Tribunals

UK Government 29 Jul 2026 Respond