Sexual harassment regulation in Great Britain: What does the law say?
Sexual harassment law in Great Britain is in a period of transition. The Worker Protection Act 2023 introduced a new proactive duty on employers from October 2024. The Employment Rights Act 2025 has now built on that framework, with different provisions coming into force in phases during 2026 and 2027. This means employers are operating […]
HMRC’s new naming policy raises the sanctions breach risk
HMRC has raised the reputational risk attached to sanctions and export control breaches. In Notice to Exporters 2026/15, HMRC publicly named Petrofac Facilities Management Limited after the company paid a £569,157 compound settlement for breaches of the UK Russia sanctions regime. The breaches occurred while PFML was divesting its Russian operations in 2022 and 2023, […]
Major modern slavery reforms coming to the UK: What the Immigration and Asylum Bill will change
The (current) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood introduced the Immigration and Asylum Bill to Parliament on 30 June 2026. Despite the immigration focus, this legislation introduces wide-ranging reforms to the modern slavery compliance regime which has been in place since the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The legislation has two key elements regarding modern slavery. The first […]
The 2026 AML Regulations are now in force: what firms need to change
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2026 are now in force. HM Treasury laid the Regulations before Parliament on 25 March 2026. They were made on 9 June 2026, with most provisions coming into force on 30 June 2026. It’s important to remember this is not a new AML regime. The core Money […]
June compliance news round-up
Top stories this month UK regulatory update The Employment Rights Act is not just adding more compliance overhead, but it could make an employment tribunal more expensive—and more likely. The FCA has used its powers to shut down a payments firm after identifying serious issues in financial crime compliance and governance issues. Neurodiversity tribunal claims […]
Crime and Policing Act: senior manager liability comes into force
From today, 29 June 2026, UK corporate criminal liability has changed significantly. Section 250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 is now in force. It means that where a senior manager of a body corporate or partnership commits a criminal offence while acting within the actual or apparent scope of their authority, the organisation […]
India’s POSH Act in 2026: what employers and international businesses need to know
India’s Prevention of Sexual Harassment framework, known as POSH, is one of the clearest statutory workplace compliance obligations in India. Rather than operating as a general workplace conduct policy, POSH creates a structured legal framework for how employers must prevent and respond to sexual harassment. It requires organisations to build awareness, train staff and Internal […]
Did the SNP fail to prevent fraud? What the Peter Murrell case reveals about corporate compliance failures
Former SNP CEO Peter Murrell’s embezzlement of more than £400,000 from the Scottish National Party is, on one level, a story of personal dishonesty. The former SNP chief executive and ex-husband of Scotland’s longest-serving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has admitted stealing party funds over a 12-year period and has been sentenced to five years and […]
Starmer resignation raises fresh questions for compliance reform
Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation has just been announced, triggering immediate speculation about what comes next in Westminster. For compliance teams, the short-term impact is likely to be limited. The longer-term consequences could be much more significant. Legislation does not pause because of a change in leadership. With Labour’s large parliamentary majority, the government’s broad policy […]