The Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

These Regulations amend the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines Regulations 2005 ( S.I. 2005/3595 ) (“ the 2005 Regulations ”) to require the inclusion of the names of claimants of money judgments within the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines, which was established under section 98(1) of the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39) .

Regulation 2 amends regulation 10 of the 2005 Regulations to include the claimant’s name in the list of information contained in the appropriate officer’s return sent pursuant to regulation 8(1) of the 2005 Regulations. However, these details will not be included where the claimant has been granted anonymity, or in the case of administration orders, or tribunal decisions of the First-tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal, an employment tribunal, or Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Regulation 3 makes transitional provisions related to the amendments introduced by regulation 2, providing a three-month period between the sharing of data and its publication in the Register. During the transitional period, the Registrar’s duty to record details from the returns does not include the claimant’s name. “Register” and “Registrar” are terms defined within the 2005 Regulations.

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.