United KingdomRegulating for Growth Bill (announced), cross-economy sandbox powers
Regulating for Growth Bill, announced in the King's Speech of , session 2026-27, not yet introduced
An announced intention with no published text, dated , as of .
An AI governance rule binding public and private bodies.
As of .
Where it has got to
The text described here is The King's Speech 2026, , and the government's background briefing notes, published .
The stage above is recorded at www.gov.uk.
No bill text has been published, and the UK Parliament bills register lists no bill of this name.
What it requires
- This bill has been announced but not introduced, and asks nothing of an app or organization.
What this law does
This bill has been announced but not introduced, and binds no one. The King's Speech of said legislation would be introduced to reduce the burden of unnecessary regulation through innovation, naming the Regulating for Growth Bill.
The government's background briefing notes say the bill would strengthen the statutory growth duty on regulators and create cross-economy sandboxing powers, legal powers to relax existing rules temporarily and under strict controls so that new products and technologies can be tested in real-world settings. The notes name AI among the technologies such trials could cover, alongside medicines, autonomous maritime and defence technology. No bill of this name had been introduced in Parliament as of the date shown.
When LexLint raises it
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