Policy Monitor

September 2026

Active Consultation: Jurisdiction: Closing Date:

Modernising the distributions framework

UK Government 14 September 2026 Respond

Safer journeys for women and girls

UK Parliament 09 October 2026 Respond

The UK’s Article 3 obligations and the Defence Readiness Bill

UK Parliament 07 October 2026 Respond

Scotland’s whisky industry: Tariffs, trade and growth

UK Parliament 18 September 2026 Respond

Warm and comfortable homes

UK Parliament 18 September 2026 Respond

Business and energy

UK Parliament 18 September 2026 Respond

Getting to work: transport connecting young people to jobs and training

UK Parliament 16 October 2026 Respond

The UK’s constitutional safeguards

UK Parliament 28 September 2026 Respond

Support for Jurors

UK Parliament 11 September 2026 Respond

Shaping the future of early years teaching

UK Government 24 September 2026 Respond

Welsh Government Draft Budget 2027-28

Senedd 25 September 2026 Respond

Make Work Pay: holiday pay compliance and enforcement

UK Government 22 September 2026 Respond

Bus Services Act 2025: improving information about local services

UK Government 23 September 2026 Respond

Increasing the retention period for adoption records

UK Government 25 September 2026 Respond

Changes to the funding system for early years entitlements

UK Government 14 September 2026 Respond

In-use emissions of road vehicles: regulating environmental impacts

UK Government 06 September 2026 Respond

Improving the way Ofsted inspects children’s social care

UK Government 28 September 2026 Respond

Make Work Pay: workplace monitoring technologies

UK Government 30 September 2026 Respond

Updating foster care standards and guidance

UK Government 16 September 2026 Respond

Tobacco and vapes: packaging, appearance and display

UK Government 02 October 2026 Respond

A vision for culture and sport in Wales: call for evidence

Welsh Government 18 December 2026 Respond

Draft environmental principles and integrating environmental protection statement

Welsh Government 11 September 2026 Respond

Draft disused mine and quarry tips regulations and accompanying guidance

Welsh Government 14 September 2026 Respond

Guidance to the Disused Tips Authority for Wales

Welsh Government 18 September 2026 Respond

Moving children’s social care to a not-for-profit model

Welsh Government 23 September 2026 Respond

Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026: proposals for regulations on local bus services contracts, the application of TUPE regulations and the provision of information and data

Welsh Government 30 September 2026 Respond

Rural Proofing and Environmental Sustainability White Paper

Welsh Government 14 October 2026 Respond

Joint UK Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) for pelagic stocks

Welsh Government 14 October 2026 Respond

National Cancer Strategy for Wales

Welsh Government 31 October 2026 Respond

Classification of self-catering properties for local tax purposes

Welsh Government 23 October 2026 Respond

SEND reform: education otherwise than at school

UK Government 18 September 2026 Respond

National Development Framework

Welsh Government 20 November 2026 Respond

Fly-tipping: powers for local authorities to issue conditional cautions to offenders

Welsh Government 16 October 2026 Respond

Priorities for the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Senedd 14 September 2026 Respond

Priorities for Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee

Senedd 11 September 2026 Respond

Priorities for the Seventh Senedd – Health and Social Care Committee

Senedd 14 September 2026 Respond

Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability and Rural Affairs Committee

Senedd 11 September 2026 Respond

Priorities Consultation: Equality, Human Rights and Social Justice Committee

Senedd 18 September 2026 Respond

Recall Guidance

Senedd 25 September 2026 Respond

Contractual changes arising from the Employment Rights Act 2025

Senedd 18 September 2026 Respond

Consultation on a proposed new approach to tackling social housing tenancy fraud and misuse in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Executive 06 October 2026 Respond

Make Work Pay: revised tipping code of practice

UK Government 29 September 2026 Respond

Consultation on powers for local authorities to issue conditional cautions to fly-tipping offenders

UK Government 16 October 2026 Respond

Planning powers for mayors in England

UK Government 05 October 2026 Respond

Legal aid reform

Scottish Government 13 October 2026 Respond

Ending student tenancies in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)

Scottish Government 22 October 2026 Respond

Scottish building safety levy – technical consultation

Scottish Government 09 October 2026 Respond

Updates to the Code of Practice for the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

Scottish Government 29 October 2026 Respond

Restricting mobile phones in Scotland’s schools

Scottish Government 17 November 2026 Respond

Consultation on the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028

Northern Ireland Executive 30 September 2026 Respond

Provisional decision: strategic review of CMA markets remedies

UK Government 11 September 2026 Respond

Consultation on Restricting Promotions of Products High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS)

Northern Ireland Executive 21 October 2026 Respond

Northern Ireland’s Draft Artificial Intelligence Strategy

Northern Ireland Executive 07 October 2026 Respond

Call for Evidence – Education Inspections Bill

Northern Ireland Assembly 28 September 2026 Respond

Regional Balance Bill

Northern Ireland Assembly 22 September 2026 Respond

Renewable Electricity Generation Bill

Northern Ireland Assembly 21 October 2026 Respond

Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill

Northern Ireland Assembly 25 September 2026 Respond

Fisheries, Aquaculture and Water Environment Bill

Northern Ireland Assembly 11 September 2026 Respond

Charities (Amendment) Bill – Call for Evidence

Northern Ireland Assembly 10 September 2026 Respond

Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill – Call for Evidence

Northern Ireland Assembly 01 October 2026 Respond

Tying the Knot: Reforming weddings law in England and Wales

UK Government 24 September 2026 Respond

Upfront funding for mainstream schools: creating a ‘local SEND inclusion formula’

UK Government 18 September 2026 Respond

Equal pay and pay discrimination

UK Government 27 October 2026 Respond

Aligning the time limits for recovery of National Insurance contributions with Income Tax

UK Government 12 October 2026 Respond

Independent statutory regulation of probation practitioners

UK Government 08 October 2026 Respond

Best Value Duty: consultation on revised statutory guidance

UK Government 07 October 2026 Respond

Fireworks and pyrotechnics in the UK

UK Government 07 October 2026 Respond

Modernising Payment Services Regulation

UK Government 06 October 2026 Respond

Regulation of drug testing devices

UK Government 25 September 2026 Respond

Swifter and simpler competition redress, regulatory appeals and competition enforcement

UK Government 25 September 2026 Respond

Display of Flags and Emblems – Call for Evidence

Northern Ireland Assembly 17 September 2026 Respond

Leasehold enfranchisement process costs

UK Government 23 September 2026 Respond

Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates

UK Government 23 September 2026 Respond

Consultation on Reforming Land Remediation Relief

UK Government 21 September 2026 Respond

Tax Treatment of Predevelopment costs

UK Government 21 September 2026 Respond

Future of the Undercover Policing Inquiry

UK Government 20 September 2026 Respond

Time-limited relief from the Community Infrastructure Levy in London

UK Government 18 September 2026 Respond

The Value for Money Framework: Consultation

UK Government 15 September 2026 Respond

Deepening UK trade relationships with Indonesia, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay

UK Government 14 September 2026 Respond

Oversight and funding of youth justice services

UK Government 11 September 2026 Respond