Law updates by year
Timeline of recent UK law changes. Most recent year first.
2025 (2)
Employment Rights Act 2025
Landmark Act in force from 16 May 2025: day-one unfair dismissal protection, flexible working as default, fire-and-rehire restrictions, SSP from day one, and a new Fair Work Agency.
Renters' Rights Act 2025
The Renters' Rights Act abolishes Section 21 no-fault evictions and creates a new assured tenancy framework for the private rented sector in England.
2024 (2)
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024
The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 restricts ground rents, makes lease extension and freehold enfranchisement cheaper and easier, and bans new leasehold houses.
Victims and Prisoners Act 2024
The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 places the Victims' Code on a statutory footing, reforms the Parole Board, and strengthens support for victims of crime.
2023 (8)
Online Safety Act 2023
The Online Safety Act 2023 imposes new duties on internet platforms and introduces criminal offences covering cyberflashing, false communications, and intimate image abuse.
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 introduces a 'failure to prevent fraud' offence for large organisations and reforms Companies House to improve transparency.
Procurement Act 2023
The Procurement Act 2023 replaces the EU-derived public procurement regime with a new unified framework for public contracts in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023
The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 gives workers and agency workers the right to request a more predictable working pattern after 26 weeks of service.
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 ends the special constitutional status of retained EU law and enables ministers to more easily restate, revoke, or replace it.
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 enables the government to set minimum service levels during strikes in certain public-facing sectors.
Carer's Leave Act 2023
The Carer's Leave Act 2023 grants employees with caring responsibilities the right to take one week of unpaid leave per year from day one of employment.
Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023
This Act extends the redundancy protection period for pregnant employees and those returning from maternity, adoption, or shared parental leave.
2022 (2)
Building Safety Act 2022
The Building Safety Act 2022 creates the Building Safety Regulator, establishes a new regime for higher-risk buildings, and extends remediation obligations for unsafe cladding.
No-Fault Divorce — Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 came into force on 6 April 2022, introducing no-fault divorce and removing the need to prove one of five facts.