Welcome to the Summer 2025 edition of Regulatory Radar

from Gavin Reese

Welcome to the Summer 2025 edition of Regulatory Radar

RPC’s bi-annual Regulatory Radar is a guide to the key regulatory changes worth having on your radar. We hope this will be a useful resource, helping you scan the regulatory horizon and highlight changes that could impact your business in 2025 and beyond.

Our thanks go to RPC’s Regulatory Knowledge Board, and Legal and Research teams for their contributions towards Regulatory Radar, to Gavin Reese and Amie Cornelius for overseeing the editorial board, and to Mary Mitchell for the design of the publication.

Contents

Advertising and marketing >>

Consumer law spotlight: CMA's enforcement of the DMCCA >>

Consumer law spotlight: unfair commercial practices under the DMCCA >>

The uncertainty continues…an update on brand advertising for “less healthy” food and drink products >>

UK advertising codes updated to reflect new DMCCA >>

AI Regulation >>

UK AI regulation – more delays to the UK's AI Bill? >>

Competition law >>

One year in: the evolution of competition law enforcement under the new Labour government >>

Employers, HR and resourcing teams beware >>

New shoots from the CMA's Green Agreements Guidance >>

Construction >>

Building smarter, faster: what the new planning bill means for the industry >>

New guidance flags design risks of concrete transfer slabs >>

Surveyors regulatory developments: HSS, financial crime and more >>

Less red tape, more green forests: updated guidance on the EU Deforestation Regulation >>

Packaging revolution: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging rules now live! >>

Financial services >>

Regulating the unregulated: the UK's crypto revolution begins >>

Health and safety >>

From policy to prevention: the health and safety Bill that’s raising the bar >>

Martyn's Law (Protect Duty): an update >>

Medical and life sciences >>

The Assisted Dying Bill in focus: key updates and implications >>

Pensions >>

First schemes connect to the Pensions Dashboard Programme >>

What to do about the DB pension surplus? >>

The European Accessibility Act: increasing inclusivity for consumers >>

Contents

Professional services >>

ICAEW consults on changes to guidance on disciplinary sanctions >>

Tax, investigations and financial crime>>

Blowing the whistle >>

HMRC intensifies Landfill Tax enforcement: Businesses face rising compliance risks >>

HMRC intensifies Landfill Tax enforcement: Businesses face rising compliance risks >>

HMRC ramps up effort to combat supply chain fraud in the construction and security sectors >>

SFO charges UK-based insurance company with bribery offence >>

SFO publishes new guidance on corporate self-reporting, cooperation and DPAs >>

Special features >>

Coffee with… Alexis Armitage >>

Coffee with… Ellie Gelder >>

Coffee with… Peter Mansfield >>

The Future of Regulation Forum >>

Regulatory Radar: quick takes >>

Key contacts >>

Navigating the maze: more from RPC >>