Compliance News & Regulatory Updates

Keep up with important regulatory and policy changes, with clear guidance on the developments relevant to your business

9 September 2026 · Adult Social Care

Care providers adjust to the end of overseas recruitment for frontline roles

The care worker visa route has closed to new overseas recruitment, leaving providers to tighten workforce planning and sponsorship controls.

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9 September 2026 · Road Haulage & Transport

International van operators enter the tachograph regime

From July 2026, some international light goods vehicle operations face drivers' hours and tachograph duties previously associated with heavier fleets.

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9 September 2026 · Food & Hospitality

FDA food traceability enforcement moves to July 2028

The enforcement delay gives food businesses more time, but the rule's record structure still calls for supply-chain preparation.

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9 September 2026 · Education & Childcare

New EYFS frameworks bring further safeguarding duties into force

Early years providers must now work from the September 2026 framework, with changes covering safer sleep, screens, banned dogs and household notifications.

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9 September 2026 · Private Healthcare & Dentistry

New federal rules now govern substance use disorder records

The February 2026 deadline has passed for revised federal confidentiality rules covering substance use disorder patient records.

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9 September 2026 · Recruitment & Staffing

Recruiters face a phased employment law timetable through 2027

Some Employment Rights Act measures are already in force, while agency-work and umbrella-company changes remain scheduled for later stages.

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9 September 2026 · Waste & Environmental

Digital waste reporting begins with permitted receiving sites

The first mandatory phase starts in England and Wales in October 2026, before later expansion to other nations and waste operators.

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9 September 2026 · General Policy

UK data law changes are now fully in force

The Data Use and Access Act has amended UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act and PECR, with a new complaints process required of every organisation.

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9 September 2026 · General Policy

FinCEN makes the domestic company BOI exemption permanent

US-created companies are no longer required to file beneficial ownership reports, while qualifying foreign entities remain within the federal regime.

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