Legislative Changes October 2025

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION CHANGES

These Regulations amend the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 (the 2023 Order) and the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024 (the 2024 Order) to specify how provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/631 (which were saved by the 2023 Order and 2024 Order) are administered. This instrument enables the Secretary of State to calculate the specific CO2 emission targets for vehicle manufacturers under Regulation (EU) 2019/631 using inputs from UK or EU derived values. Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply 

These Regulations amend the Building (Registered Building Control Approvers etc.) (England) Regulations 2024 (the RBCA Regulations) and the Building Regulations 2010 (the 2010 Regulations) as they apply in relation to England. Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply

These Regulations amend the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 in order to set the target levels for the carbon budget periods up to 2045. The carbon budget framework was introduced by the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2024 ( ‘the 2024 Act’). The objective of the Regulations is to set the levels for the carbon budgets introduced as the new emissions reduction framework by the 2024 Act. The 2024 Act amended existing climate change legislation to establish a carbon budget approach to emissions reduction target setting instead of the system of annual and interim targets while retaining the target for delivery of net zero emissions by 2045.  Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply

These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications and Site Visits) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (the 2015 Regulations). Regulation 2 of these Regulations inserts new regulation 2ZA into the 2015 Regulations. Regulation 2ZA sets out the process for updating the fees payable under new regulation 2ZA(4). Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply 

HEALTH & SAFETY LEGISLATION CHANGES

These Regulations amend the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (FFRs). It will amend the scope of the legislation to remove a number of specified baby and children’s products, meaning that the fire safety of those products reverts to being regulated under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005. The Regulations will also remove the requirement for businesses to attach a display label in order for new products to be supplied and extend the period in which enforcement authorities can institute legal proceedings from six to twelve months. Find out more about these Regulations and how they affect you by subscribing to We Comply