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An overview of the process by which bills become law.
Find UK legislation from 1267 to the present day, and stay up to date with changes and new legislation.
Learn about legislation and insurance requirements for UK spaceflight.
The Digital Connectivity Portal provides an overview of the current legislative and regulatory environment around the deployment of digital infrastructure.
The Energy Act received Royal Assent on 18 December 2013.
This guide covers the procedures to follow when preparing primary legislation and taking it through Parliament.
Links to secondary legislation.
Guidance for councils on making, amending and revoking byelaws.
This guide explains key elements of EU law and their history. It accompanies the detailed guide 'Review of the balance of competences'.
Advice for civil servants and policymakers on taking account of devolution when working on policies and managing services.
Find primary and secondary HMRC legislation currently in draft, published since 2014.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
Statutory instruments which have been laid and identified as having impacts on local authorities.
Information relating to the Building Safety Act, which was granted Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
This measure clarifies how VAT and excise law should be interpreted in the light of changes made by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL Act).
Find out how the legislation in clause 65 and schedule 16 Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 affects enablers of tax avoidance.
This guidance is designed to help officials deal with some commonly occurring policy issues that are dealt with by adopting a commonly occurring legislative solution.
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