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The Trafficking People for Exploitation (Amendment) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/295 · Made 12 March 2026

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RETAINED EU LAW REFORM

Sift requirements satisfied 10th March 2026

Made 12th March 2026

Laid before Parliament 16th March 2026

Coming into force 6th April 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (“the 2023 Act”)f1.

The Secretary of State is a relevant national authority for the purposes of section 14(1) of the 2023 Actf2.

The requirements of paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 5 to the 2023 Act (relating to the appropriate Parliamentary procedure for these Regulations) have been satisfied.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2023 c. 28.

f2

The term “relevant national authority” is defined in section 21(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Amendment of the Trafficking People for Exploitation Regulations 2013
  3. 3Amendment of the Electronic Commerce Directive (Trafficking People for Exploitation) Regulations 2013
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Trafficking People for Exploitation (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

(2)

These Regulations come into force 21 days after the day on which they are laid.

(3)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

2Amendment of the Trafficking People for Exploitation Regulations 2013

In the Trafficking People for Exploitation Regulations 2013f1, omit regulation 6 (review).

3Amendment of the Electronic Commerce Directive (Trafficking People for Exploitation) Regulations 2013

In the Electronic Commerce Directive (Trafficking People for Exploitation) Regulations 2013f1, omit the following provisions—

(a)

regulation 4 (internal market: non-UK service providers);

(b)

regulation 8 (review).

Signature

Jess Phillips

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

12th March 2026

Home Office

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in exercise of the power in section 14(1) of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. This is the power to revoke secondary assimilated EU law without replacing it.

Regulations 2 and 3 amend, respectively, the Trafficking People for Exploitation Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/554) and the Electronic Commerce Directive (Trafficking People for Exploitation) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/817) to remove requirements to carry out reviews of those Regulations.

Regulation 3 further amends S.I. 2013/817 to remove a provision about cross-border arrangements between England and Wales and the European Union which is no longer desirable.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.