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Regulatory Sandboxes: What Businesses Can Expect

This page sets out how regulatory sandboxes will work for business.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 8 July 2026

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In the government’s regulation action plan update it was announced that the Regulating for Growth Bill will introduce regulatory sandboxing powers.

The powers will allow temporary rule changes to test products or innovative approaches to regulating in real‑world markets, faster recognition of trusted international approvals to cut duplication, and clearer routes from successful pilots to permanent change.

Published 8 July 2026