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Ministers make most UK law themselves, through statutory instruments, using powers an Act of Parliament gives them. Under the negative procedure an instrument becomes law, or stays law, unless Parliament objects in time. Few are ever debated.
704 laid before Parliament in the last 12 months; 181 of them were debated (26 per cent).
7,646 instruments, page 23 of 153
- New Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025Laid 24 February 2025 · Department for Transport · Proposed negative statutory instrumentA proposal: a committee decides whether it should need a vote before it is made.
- Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Areas) Regulations 2025Laid 20 February 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made negative · SI 2025/180Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Income and Corporation Taxes (Electronic Communications) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 18 February 2025 · HM Revenue and Customs · Made negative · SI 2025/172Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Town and Country Planning (Fees and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025Laid 13 February 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025Laid 13 February 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against
- Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 13 February 2025 · Department for Education · Made negative · SI 2025/162Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) Order 2025Laid 13 February 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made negative · SI 2025/159Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025Laid 12 February 2025 · Cabinet Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025Laid 12 February 2025 · Privy Council Office · Made negative · SI 2025/124Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Electronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Designated Vendor Directions) (Penalties) Order 2025Laid 11 February 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (Closed) · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 11 February 2025 · Department for Transport · Made negative · SI 2025/134Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025Laid 11 February 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made negative · SI 2025/137Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committee · Prayed againstRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025Laid 11 February 2025 · Scotland Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 11 February 2025 · HM Revenue and Customs · Made negative · SI 2025/144Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 10 February 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Closed) · Made negative · SI 2025/133Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 10 February 2025 · Department for Education · Made negative · SI 2025/132Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 10 February 2025 · Department for Transport · Made negative · SI 2025/138Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- RTM Companies (Model Articles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 10 February 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made negative · SI 2025/130Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 7 February 2025 · HM Revenue and Customs · Made negative · SI 2025/127Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Civil Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2025Laid 6 February 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Valuation Tribunal for England (Membership and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 6 February 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made negative · SI 2025/112Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Transfer of Staff to the Civil Nuclear Police Authority) Regulations 2025Laid 6 February 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Made negative · SI 2025/114Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 6 February 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2025Laid 5 February 2025 · Department for Education · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Designation of Special Tax Sites (East Midlands Investment Zone) Regulations 2025Laid 5 February 2025 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2025/111Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 4 February 2025 · Department for Business and Trade (Closed) · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency (Scotland) (Amendment) Rules 2025Laid 4 February 2025 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2025/110Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Double Taxation Relief (Russian Federation) (Revocation) Order 2025Laid 3 February 2025 · HM Revenue and Customs · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Belarus) (Revocation) Order 2025Laid 3 February 2025 · HM Revenue and Customs · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2025Laid 3 February 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Made negative · SI 2025/103Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committee · Prayed againstRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025Laid 3 February 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Made negative · SI 2025/106Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 30 January 2025 · Department for Education · Made negative · SI 2025/94Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Data Protection (Law Enforcement) (Adequacy) (Isle of Man) Regulations 2025Laid 30 January 2025 · Home Office · Made negative · SI 2025/89Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Digital Securities Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 30 January 2025 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2025/93Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Online Procedure Rules (Specified Proceedings) Regulations 2025Laid 29 January 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025Laid 29 January 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025Laid 29 January 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Made negative · SI 2025/92Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2025Laid 28 January 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Closed) · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Income Tax (Additional Information to be included in Returns) Regulations 2025Laid 28 January 2025 · HM Revenue and Customs · Made negative · SI 2025/84Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 27 January 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (Closed) · Made negative · SI 2025/63Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Fixed Penalty Offences Order 2025Laid 27 January 2025 · Home Office · Made negative · SI 2025/68Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025Laid 27 January 2025 · Department for Business and Trade (Closed) · Made negative · SI 2025/82Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025Laid 23 January 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Made negative · SI 2025/60Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- MPs', Senedd and Assembly Pension Schemes (Tax) Regulations 2025Laid 23 January 2025 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2025/52Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 21 January 2025 · Home Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2025Laid 21 January 2025 · Home Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 20 January 2025 · Department for Education · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 20 January 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Made negative · SI 2025/44Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025Laid 20 January 2025 · Department for Business and Trade (Closed) · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (General) Regulations 2025Laid 20 January 2025 · Department for Business and Trade (Closed) · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
Source: UK Parliament Statutory Instruments API
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Instruments laid before Parliament only; some instruments are never laid.