Explanatory note

This Order gives effect in the United Kingdom to the privileges and immunities required by the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine done at The Hague on 16 December 2025. The Order confers legal capacity on the Commission and grants privileges and immunities to the Commission, its officials and experts, and to representatives of Member States in the organs of the Commission.

The Convention is available online at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69d787d3e1430e837a86f698/MS_3.2026_Convention_Establishing_International_Claims_Commission_Ukraine.pdf. Copies can also be obtained on request from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH.

An impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no, or no significant, impact is foreseen on the private, voluntary or public sectors in the United Kingdom.