The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/371
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2026.

Section 2 Commencement

The following provisions of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 come into force, in so far as they are not already in force , on 1st April 2026—

(a) sections 1 to 72 (functions exercisable on behalf of public authorities);

(b) section 74 (interpretation);

(c) section 75 (regulations);

(d) section 93 (enforcement of non-benefit payments);

(e) section 101 (offences: non-benefit payments);

(f) section 102 (penalty as alternative to prosecution: extension to non-benefit payments);

(g) section 103 (amendments to the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 : loss of benefits following penalty);

(h) Schedule 1 (fraud against public authorities: Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 powers).