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How will regulators enable safe AI-powered innovation: joint letter from DSIT Secretary of State and DBT Secretary of State

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Joint letter from DSIT Secretary of State Liz Kendall, DBT Secretary of State Peter Kyle, and the relevant departmental Secretaries of State requesting regulators to publish a plan on how they intend to enable safe AI-powered innovation.

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First published.

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12:00am, 28 January 2026

DBT national survey of registered businesses’ exporting behaviours, attitudes and needs mid-year tables 2025

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Mid-year data tables for wave 10 of the annual NSRB, providing insights on UK companies’ exporting behaviour and attitudes towards exporting, including perceptions around trade barriers.

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First published.

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9:30am, 25 February 2026

DBT national survey of registered businesses’ exporting behaviours, attitudes and needs

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Insights on UK companies’ views of exporting, including perceptions around trade barriers.

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DBT national survey of registered businesses’ exporting behaviours, attitudes and needs mid-year tables 2025 added to collection page.

Time updated:
9:30am, 25 February 2026

UK Sustainability Reporting Standards: UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2

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UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (SRS), issued by the UK government.

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First published.

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12:00pm, 25 February 2026

UK Sustainability Reporting Standards

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Information on the UK government’s framework to create UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS) by assessing and endorsing the global corporate reporting baseline of IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards.

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Updates made to reflect that a consultation response on the exposure drafts of the UK versions of IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 has now been published, along with finalised versions of UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2.

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12:00pm, 25 February 2026

Exposure drafts: UK Sustainability Reporting Standards

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This consultation seeks views on the government’s draft UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, based on the International Sustainability Standards Board standards.

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‘Government response to the consultation on UK Sustainability Reporting Standards’ added to page.

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12:00pm, 25 February 2026

UK Sustainability Reporting Standards guidance and documents

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Find guidance on UK Sustainability Reporting Standards and documents relating to the UK Sustainability Disclosures Policy and Implementation Committee.

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‘UK Sustainability Reporting Standards: UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2’ added to Collection.

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12:01pm, 25 February 2026

The changing value and structure of the UK manufacturing sector

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A study of the manufacturing sector using UK and international analytical evidence and practices, academic literature and global policy experience.

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First published.

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9:30am, 26 February 2026

UK battery sector: mapping research

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Key findings from a research project building a methodology to map the UK battery sector and compiling a database of UK battery sector companies.

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First published.

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9:30am, 26 February 2026

Government response to the Home-Based Working Select Committee report

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UK government response to the recommendations and report made by the House of Lords Select Committee on home-based working.

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First published.

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9:30am, 26 February 2026

Consultation on the National Survey of Registered Businesses (NSRB)

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The government is seeking views on the proposed changes to the DBT National Survey of Registered Businesses’ exporting behaviours, attitudes and needs.

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Consultation response added.

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9:30am, 26 February 2026

Advanced Manufacturing: research and evaluation

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This collection provides analysis to inform the UK Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan and the Industrial Strategy.

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First published.

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11:31am, 26 February 2026

REUL (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 statutory instruments

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Complete list of proposed negative statutory instruments (SIs) laid to sift under the REUL (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.

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Added the Electronic Commerce (Amendment and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2026.

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1:42pm, 26 February 2026

Reference Documents for The Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

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Find the UK’s preferential tariffs and Rules of Origin for the agreements contained within the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

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The Australia Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 5th December 2023 deleted.The Central America Preferential Tariff, version 2.5, dated 7th November 2023 deleted.The CPTPP Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 30 September 2024 deleted.The Eastern and Southern Africa States Origin Reference Document, version 1.3, dated 4 December 2024 (entry into force 1 January 2025) deleted.The Faroe Islands Preferential Tariff, version 2.5, dated 31st January 2024 deleted.The Republic of Korea Origin Reference Document, version 1.2, dated 7th November 2023 deleted.The Lebanon Preferential Tariff, version 1.4, dated 5th December 2023 deleted.The New Zealand Preferential Tariff, version 1.2, dated 5th December 2023 deleted.The Switzerland and Liechtenstein Preferential Tariff, version 1.4, dated 27 March 2025 (entry into force 27 April 2025) deleted.The Turkey Preferential Tariff, version 1.5, dated 30 September 2024 deleted.The United States Preferential Tariff, version 1.0, dated 23 June 2025 (entry into force 30 June 2025) deleted.The United States Preferential Tariff, version 1.1, dated 26 November 2025 (entry into force 1 January 2026) deleted.

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2:44pm, 26 February 2026

Make Work Pay: protection from detriments for taking industrial action

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We are seeking views on the types of detriments that employers should be prohibited from imposing on workers for taking industrial action.

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First published.

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4:00pm, 26 February 2026

Make Work Pay: threshold for triggering collective redundancy obligations

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We are seeking views on the level and methods by which the new organisation-wide threshold for triggering collective redundancy obligations might be set.

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First published.

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4:00pm, 26 February 2026

Make Work Pay

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Consultations and documents from Make Work Pay, a government initiative on labour market reform.

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‘Make Work Pay: threshold for triggering collective redundancy obligations’ and ‘Make Work Pay: protection from detriments for taking industrial action’ added to list of consultations.

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4:00pm, 26 February 2026

Making Work Pay: call for evidence on unpaid internships

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We are seeking evidence and views on unpaid internships and internships paid below the National Minimum Wage (NMW), and other roles which may be unpaid or paid below the NMW.

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The government response to ‘Making Work Pay: call for evidence on unpaid internships’ has been added to the page.

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9:30am, 27 February 2026

Notice to exporters 2026/04: transmission issues between LITE/SPIRE and CDS

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Licences from LITE/SPIRE may not reach HMRC’s Customs Declaration Service (CDS), causing clearance delays. Report declaration problems to CDS while we investigate.

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First published.

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3:30pm, 27 February 2026

Notices to exporters

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Notices to exporters published by the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU).

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‘Notice to exporters 2026/04: transmission issues between LITE/SPIRE and CDS’ added to collection page.

Time updated:
3:30pm, 27 February 2026

The early-stage equity finance journey of potential high-growth companies in the UK

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Research on the equity finance journey of 1,200 early-stage UK firms, giving a better understanding of their finance outcomes and challenges associated with scaling up.

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First published.

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5:00pm, 27 February 2026

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