Tell us about regulatory barriers affecting your business
Published 16 January 2026
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The Front Door is an experimental, business-led pilot by the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) to collect and address regulatory challenges. It aims to make it easier for businesses to highlight barriers, enabling RIO to target reforms where they are most needed and to foster innovation and growth.
Who the pilot is for
This pilot is for businesses and investors operating in defence technologies and robotics. You can use the pilot to tell the RIO about regulations that are holding your business back.
What we’ll ask you
The form asks for:
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your business name and email address
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which sector you work in (defence technology or robotics)
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your organisation type (for example, early-stage start-up, scale-up, investor)
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what your product or technology does
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which regulator you’re facing challenges with
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details of the regulatory challenge, including any contact you’ve had with the regulator or government department
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how this challenge is affecting your business (for example, delaying product launch, affecting investment, limiting growth)
What happens next
This pilot will run for approximately 4 weeks, although we may adjust the timing depending on the number of responses we receive.
Our sector teams will review the responses to the pilot and use your input to understand the regulatory challenges that are holding back innovation in defence technologies and robotics. Our aim is to launch an updated version of the Front Door by early summer 2026