Contempt of Court: Liability (Part 1)
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Part 1, published in November 2025, includes recommendations on liability for contempt and the role of the Attorney General. The government is considering them.
Law Commission Implementation
Law Commission law reform reports tracked against government implementation. The Lord Chancellor reports to Parliament on the implementation of Law Commission proposals; this register records each report's current status.
40 projects2 implemented20 awaiting decision
Newest content date: 5 Feb 2026. This describes the content held here, not the date this page was opened.
Coverage, collection and updates
Coverage: Transcribed from the Lord Chancellor's report to Parliament on the implementation of Law Commission proposals, which is published as a PDF with no HTML edition and no machine-readable status. The report is described as annual; the GOV.UK collection lists ten editions between 2011 and 2026, with a five-year gap between the 2018 and 2023 editions. Every row records the publication date of the edition it was transcribed from, and a scheduled check fails when a newer edition appears.
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Publisher's stated schedule: Irregular. That is the publisher's own description, not a measurement of this copy.
Projects
Disabled Children's Social Care
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The government is considering the recommendations and will provide an interim response within six months of publication and a full response within a year.
Evidence in Sexual Offences Prosecutions
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In December 2025 the government announced it will take forward legislation in several areas. It does not wish to pursue recommendations on victim representation as a direct party, third party material, or presumed entitlement to special measures.
Modernising Wills Law
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The government published an initial response in May 2025 welcoming the report and will make further announcements once it has considered it in detail.
Arbitration
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- Arbitration Act 2025
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Arbitration Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 24 February 2025 and was commenced on 1 August 2025.
Digital Assets
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- Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025
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The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act received Royal Assent on 2 December 2025. Two further recommendations are being considered by HM Treasury.
Surrogacy: Building Families through Surrogacy
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The government does not intend to put forward the legislative proposals at this time, citing limited legislative time, and will publish a response as capacity allows.
Automated Vehicles
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- Automated Vehicles Act 2024
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The Automated Vehicles Act received Royal Assent in May 2024. The implementation programme intends to finish implementing the Act in the second half of 2027.
Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime
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- Crime and Policing Bill
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The government decided to take forward the majority of the 119 recommendations in October 2023. Provision for wholesale reform is made in the Crime and Policing Bill. Recommendations on apportionment, upwards reconsideration and consolidation of multiple...
Reforming the Law on Weddings
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In October 2025 the government confirmed its intention to reform weddings law when parliamentary time allows, with a public consultation planned for early 2026.
Taking, Making and Sharing Intimate Images without Consent
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- Online Safety Act 2023; Crime and Policing Bill
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The Online Safety Act 2023 replaced the disclosure offences with four new offences. New offences covering the taking of intimate images without consent are in the Crime and Policing Bill.
Hate Crime
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The previous government responded to one of 34 recommendations in 2023. This government is considering all 34 recommendations.
Electoral Law
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- Elections Act 2022 (partial)
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The Elections Act 2022 did not consolidate electoral law as recommended but addressed a number of issues. The government intends to bring forward measures in its Strategy for Modern and Secure Elections.
Employment Law Hearing Structures
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- Employment Rights Bill
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The government committed to increase the employment claim time limit from three to six months through the Employment Rights Bill, with a proposed implementation date of October 2026.
Intermediated Securities
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The government has accepted the Digitisation Taskforce report's recommendations and is due to implement them in three main stages.
Misconduct in Public Office
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- Public Office (Accountability) Bill
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The common law offence is to be abolished and replaced by two new statutory offences in the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, introduced in September 2025 and expected to come into force in 2026.
Protection of Official Data
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- National Security Act 2023 (informed)
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Parts 1 to 3 of the National Security Act 2023, informed by the report, came into force in December 2023. On the Official Secrets Act 1989 the government continues to keep the position under review.
Residential Leasehold and Commonhold
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- Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (partial)
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Key recommendations were implemented in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. A Commonhold White Paper was published in March 2025 and a draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill is committed.
Search Warrants
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- Crime and Policing Bill
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Streamlined electronic warrant applications and renewed guidance delivered; measures for remotely stored electronic data are in the Crime and Policing Bill.
Simplifying the Immigration Rules
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The Home Office accepted all 41 recommendations in whole or in part in March 2020. Around 60 routes have been simplified to date.
Anti-Money Laundering
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- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...
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Several recommendations progressed through the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and the SARs Reform Programme. In July 2025 the government raised the financial threshold for two exemptions from £1,000 to £3,000.
Updating the Land Registration Act 2002
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The previous government accepted 40 of 53 recommendations in March 2021, declined three, with ten requiring further consideration. HM Land Registry is exploring legislative options.
Criminal Records Disclosure: Non-Filterable Offences
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Awaiting a government decision; the position is unchanged from the previous reporting year.
Event fees in retirement properties
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In March 2019 the government agreed to implement the majority of recommendations. It is considering the Older People's Housing Taskforce report of November 2024.
Consumer Prepayments on Retailer Insolvency
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- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act...
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Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 measures on consumer savings schemes came into force on 1 January 2026. One recommendation on the insolvency hierarchy is not going ahead.
Enforcement of Family Financial Orders
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- Family Procedure Rules amendment
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A Family Procedure Rules amendment was implemented in April 2023 and continued after review in April 2024. The government will consider whether further enforcement changes are required.
Unfitness to Plead
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A full response was published in October 2023, with the majority of recommendations accepted.
Offences Against the Person
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No formal response yet. The government is seeking to repeal sections 22, 23 and 25 of the 1861 Act and create a new administering a harmful substance offence through the Crime and Policing Bill.
Simplification of the Criminal Law: Public Nuisance and Outraging Public Decency
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Awaiting a government decision; the position is unchanged from the previous reporting year.
Contempt of Court (2): Court Reporting
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- Criminal Procedure Rules update
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HMCTS launched the Court and Tribunal Hearings service in July 2022. The online reporting restriction database is on track for full delivery by 2027.
Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements
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Guidance recommendations were implemented. The government committed to consult on the issues raised in the Law Commission's 2024 scoping report, including nuptial agreements.
Reforming the Law on Taxis and Private Hire Services
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- Deregulation Act 2015 (partial)
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Two recommendations were implemented through the Deregulation Act 2015. Following Baroness Casey's National Audit in June 2025 the government has committed to legislate.
Regulation of Health and Social Care Professionals
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- Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates...
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The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024 took effect in March 2024. The government plans to consult on the GMC regulatory framework in early 2026 and to legislate for the HCPC and NMC within this Parliament.
Rights to Light
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Awaiting a government decision; the position is unchanged from the previous reporting year.
Simplification of the Criminal Law: Kidnapping and Related Offences
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No formal response yet. An amendment to the Child Abduction Act 1984 offence is progressing through the Crime and Policing Bill.
Making Land Work: Easements, Covenants and Profits a Prendre
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Awaiting a government decision; the position is unchanged from the previous reporting year.
Public Service Ombudsman
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The government will consider the case for ombudsman reform alongside other priorities. The PHSO, LGSCO and Housing Ombudsman have independently implemented transparency measures.
The High Court's Jurisdiction in relation to Criminal Proceedings
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A wide-ranging review of the appeals system is expected to report in 2026. The government decided to take forward Sir Brian Leveson's recommendations on appeals from the magistrates' courts.
Financial Remedies and Inheritance Rights for Cohabitants
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The previous government decided not to take the recommendations forward. In February 2025 this government confirmed it would bring forward a consultation on cohabitation reform.
Termination of Tenancies for Tenant Default
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The government committed to provisions in the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill to remove the threat of forfeiture for residential leases. It has no plans to take forward the summary termination procedure.
Projects by implementation status
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| Category | Value |
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| In Process of Implementation | 18 |
| Awaiting Government Decision | 16 |
| Awaiting Decision (Unchanged This Year) | 4 |
| Implemented | 2 |
The chart shows the implementation status of tracked Law Commission reports.