On 9 March, the Government launched a six‑week Call for Information to gather sector‑specific insight on business readiness and the type of support that may be required.
Due to the reduction of the avian influenza risk to poultry and captive birds, plans have been announced to lift the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (APIZ) housing measures in England and Wales at 00:01 on Thursday 09 April 2026.
The Government has decided to introduce a lighter‑touch ATRm, recognising the disproportionate burden of requiring all importing UK businesses to register full safety data for thousands of substances post‑Brexit.
The Government has laid before Parliament the draft Statutory Instrument (SI) titled The REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026. This is accompanied by a draft explanatory memorandum and a final stage impact assessment.