Legislation – The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (Commencement No. 10) and Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2026

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Section 68

17th June 2024

2024/755

Section 75 (partially)

2nd August 2024

2024/846

Section 76 (partially)

2nd August 2024

2024/846

Section 34 (partially)

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 36 (partially)

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 37

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 38

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 39

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 40 (partially)

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 41 (partially)

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 42 (partially)

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 43 (partially)

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 44

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 45

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 47

18th September 2024

2024/966

Section 66 (partially)

1st November 2024

2024/966

Section 67

1st November 2024

2024/966

Section 1

29th January 2025

2025/95

Section 2 (partially)

29th January 2025

2025/95

Section 5

29th January 2025

2025/95

Section 22 (partially)

29th January 2025

2025/95

Section 23 (partially)

29th January 2025

2025/95

Section 24 (partially)

29th January 2025

2025/95

Section 25 (partially)

29th January 2025

2025/95

Section 26 (partially)

29th January 2025

2025/95

Section 27

29th January 2025

2025/95

Section 66 (remainder)

1st February 2025

2024/966

Section 58 (partially)

3rd February 2025

2025/95

Section 59 (partially)

3rd February 2025

2025/95

Section 65

3rd February 2025

2025/95

Section 74

3rd February 2025

2025/95

Section 60 (partially)

3rd April 2025

2025/441

Schedule 2

3rd April 2025

2025/441

Section 16

9th May 2025

2025/441

Section 75 (remainder)

27th May 2025

2025/441

Section 76 (remainder)

27th May 2025

2025/441

Section 17 (partially)

1st June 2025

2025/616

Section 17 (remainder)

1st October 2025

2025/616

Section 21

25th June 2025

2025/731

Section 34 (remainder)

25th June 2025

2025/731

Section 35

25th June 2025

2025/731

Section 36 (remainder)

25th June 2025

2025/731

Section 40 (remainder)

25th June 2025

2025/731

Section 41 (remainder)

25th June 2025

2025/731

Section 42 (remainder)

25th June 2025

2025/731

Section 43 (remainder)

25th June 2025

2025/731

Section 20 (partially)

7th November 2025

2025/1168

Section 23 (remainder)

31st December 2025

2025/1325

Section 24 (remainder)

31st December 2025

2025/1325

Section 25 (remainder)

31st December 2025

2025/1325

Section 26 (remainder)

31st December 2025

2025/1325

Section 61

31st December 2025

2025/1325

Section 62

31st December 2025

2025/1325

Section 63

31st December 2025

2025/1325

Section 64

31st December 2025

2025/1325

Section 28

12th January 2026

2025/1168

Section 29

12th January 2026

2025/1168

Section 30

12th January 2026

2025/1168

The following provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Part 1

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 72 (partially)

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 74

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 84

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 91

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 92

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 93

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 95

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 102

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 104

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 106

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 107

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 108

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 109

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 110 (partially)

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 111

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 113

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 117 (partially)

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 125

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 129

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 134

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 135

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 136

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 137

20th August 2025

2025/904

Schedule 11 (partially)

20th August 2025

2025/904

Schedule 14

20th August 2025

2025/904

Section 79

5th September 2025

2025/996

Section 88

5th September 2025

2025/996

Section 124

30th September 2025

2025/982

Section 89

17th November 2025

2025/996

Section 90

17th November 2025

2025/996

Part 2 (partially)

1st December 2025

2025/1213

Section 67

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 68

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 70

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 71

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 72 (remainder)

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 73

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 75

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 76

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 77

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 80

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 81

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 83

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 85

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 86

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 87

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 94

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 98

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 99

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 100

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 101

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 105

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 110 (remainder)

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 112

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 114

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 115

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 116

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 120

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 121

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 130

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 132

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 133 (partially)

5th February 2026

2026/82

Schedule 4

5th February 2026

2026/82

Schedule 5

5th February 2026

2026/82

Schedule 6

5th February 2026

2026/82

Schedule 7

5th February 2026

2026/82

Schedule 8

5th February 2026

2026/82

Schedule 9

5th February 2026

2026/82

Schedule 11 (partially)

5th February 2026

2026/82

Schedule 12

5th February 2026

2026/82

Schedule 13

5th February 2026

2026/82

Schedule 15

5th February 2026

2026/82

Section 138

6th February 2026

2026/31

Section 123

12th February 2026

2026/126

Section 103

19th June 2026

2026/82

Schedule 10

19th June 2026

2026/82