Rules and regulation

Rules change, and most small firms do not have a compliance team keeping track. This hub is where we cover the UK and EU rules that affect day-to-day trading: Companies House filings and identity checks, UK GDPR and cookies, consumer law, product safety for the goods you sell, and the newer rules around AI.

Our aim is to explain what a rule says, who it applies to, what you need to do and by when, in plain English. We date each regulation guide with the day we last checked it, and we link to the official source wherever we can so you can read the detail yourself.

We are not lawyers, and these guides are not legal advice. If a rule could have a serious effect on your business, take professional advice. What we can do is help you understand the basics, so that conversation is shorter and cheaper.