UK business legislation
Browse the Acts and regulations that affect UK businesses. Where we’ve mapped guidance, you can jump straight to it in plain English.
11,882 pieces of legislation indexed · 1,386 Acts of Parliament · 1,119 with Guvnor guidance
Showing 99 items with Guvnor guidance
Data Use and Access Act 2025
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Enforced by MHRA
Medical Devices (Post-market Surveillance Requirements) (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2024
Enforced by MHRA
Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021
Enforced by MHRA
The Market Surveillance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
Enforced by MHRA
The Medical Devices (Northern Ireland Protocol) Regulations 2021
Enforced by MHRA
Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020
Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Act 2019
No single statutory enforcer
The Regulated Services (Penalty Notices) (Wales) Regulations 2019
Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018
Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018
The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018
Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017
Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017
Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
Enforced by HSENI
Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017
Enforced by CIW
Childcare Act 2016
Enforced by Ofsted
Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
Enforced by RQIA
RISCWA 2016
Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016
Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015
Enforced by Ofsted
Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015
Enforced by OfS
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
The General Chiropractic Council (Indemnity Arrangements) Rules Order of Council 2015
The General Osteopathic Council (Indemnity Arrangements) Rules Order of Council 2015
Care Act 2014
Enforced by CQC
Childcare Payments Act 2014
Food Information Regulations 2014
Enforced by FSA, Food Standards Scotland
Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
Enforced by CIW
The Health Care and Associated Professions (Indemnity Arrangements) Order 2014
Enforced by NMC
Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2013
Enforced by CQC
Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013
Enforced by FSA
Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
Enforced by FSA, Local Authority, DEFRA
Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012
Enforced by Ofsted
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011
Enforced by Care Inspectorate
The Healthcare Improvement Scotland (Requirements as to Independent Health Care Services) Regulations 2011
Enforced by Healthcare Improvement Scotland
The Independent Health Care (Wales) Regulations 2011
Enforced by Welsh Government, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011
Enforced by CIW, Welsh Language Commissioner
Pharmacy Order 2010
Enforced by GPhC
Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010
Enforced by NatureScot, Care Inspectorate, OSCR
The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010
Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009
Enforced by CQC
Local Authority Social Services and National Health Service Complaints (England) Regulations 2009
Enforced by CQC, Local Authority
Childcare (Early Years Register) Regulations 2008
Enforced by Ofsted
Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008
Enforced by Ofsted
Health and Social Care Act 2008
Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) Order 2007
Enforced by Ofsted
PVGSA 2007
Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007
Enforced by Care Inspectorate
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