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  • Official recordPublished by a parliament, government or statutory register, with the publisher, link and the date we checked it.
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How material is handled

  • Each dossier covers one piece of legislation, chosen because it is prominent and well documented.
  • Every factual claim is tied to a primary source listed in the sources card, with the date it was checked.
  • Influence entries describe recorded, published contact only. They are neutral descriptions, never conclusions.
  • Arguments for and against are summarised from the positions organisations have put on the public record, without endorsement.
  • Where evidence is contested or missing, it is listed under uncertainties rather than resolved.
  • Nothing here is party-political, and no colour, symbol or ordering is intended to signal a party.
  • • Research tools help us find and phrase material. They never publish on their own, and anything that cannot be verified against a source is left out rather than guessed.
  • • Where an official source and later reporting disagree, the official source is shown first and the difference is stated.

Records of contact, donations, employment, or public advocacy do not by themselves prove improper influence or wrongdoing.

Primary sources in use

Official record
  • Renters' Rights Bill — bill page and stage history

    UK Parliament · checked 2026-09-23 · Renters' Rights Act 2025

    Introduction date, sponsor, stage history through to Royal Assent.

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  • Renters' Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), as enacted and as amended

    The National Archives / legislation.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-23 · Renters' Rights Act 2025

    Act text, Royal Assent date of 27 October 2025 and commencement information for each section.

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  • Historic Renters' Rights Act becomes law

    GOV.UK (MHCLG) · checked 2026-09-23 · Renters' Rights Act 2025

    Royal Assent announcement and summary of the measures.

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  • Renters' Rights Bill — publications and committee evidence

    UK Parliament · checked 2026-09-23 · Renters' Rights Act 2025

    Written and oral evidence cited in the influence map.

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  • Renters' Rights Act — guide to the reforms

    GOV.UK (MHCLG) · checked 2026-09-23 · Renters' Rights Act 2025

    Policy content used in the 60-second summary.

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  • Register of Members' Financial Interests

    UK Parliament · checked 2026-09-23 · Renters' Rights Act 2025

    Declared financial interests entries.

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  • Register of Consultant Lobbyists

    Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists · checked 2026-09-23 · Renters' Rights Act 2025

    Registered consultant lobbyist entries.

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  • English Housing Survey

    GOV.UK (MHCLG) · checked 2026-09-23 · Renters' Rights Act 2025

    Scale of the private rented sector (renters and landlords affected).

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  • Plan to Make Work Pay and Employment Rights Act: timeline update

    GOV.UK (Department for Business and Trade) · checked 2026-09-23 · Employment Rights Act 2025

    The official phased commencement dates used throughout this dossier.

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  • New employment rights: guidance for businesses and workers

    GOV.UK (business.gov.uk) · checked 2026-09-23 · Employment Rights Act 2025

    Plain-English confirmation of the 1 October 2026 and 30 October 2026 changes and the January 2027 unfair dismissal change.

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  • Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    The National Archives / legislation.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-23 · Employment Rights Act 2025

    Commencement instrument amending the phased switch-on.

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  • Employment Rights Bill — bill page and publications

    UK Parliament · checked 2026-09-23 · Employment Rights Act 2025

    Stage history, committee evidence and amendment papers.

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  • Register of Members' Financial Interests

    UK Parliament · checked 2026-09-23 · Employment Rights Act 2025

    Declared financial interests entries.

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  • Crime and Policing Act 2026 — departmental collection

    GOV.UK (Home Office and Ministry of Justice) · checked 2026-09-23 · Crime and Policing Act 2026

    Royal Assent date of 29 April 2026, factsheets and the 2026 circulars.

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  • Crime and Policing Act 2026 — explanatory notes, Hansard references

    The National Archives / legislation.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-23 · Crime and Policing Act 2026

    Every stage date used in the lifecycle tracker.

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  • Crime and Policing Bill 2025 — impact assessments

    GOV.UK (Home Office) · checked 2026-09-23 · Crime and Policing Act 2026

    The government's own estimates of costs and effects, as published at introduction.

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  • Crime and Policing Bill — publications and evidence

    UK Parliament · checked 2026-09-23 · Crime and Policing Act 2026

    Written and oral evidence cited in the influence map.

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  • Timeline for the implementation of the EU AI Act

    European Commission — AI Act Service Desk · checked 2026-09-23 · EU AI Act

    Every application date used in this dossier, including the post-Omnibus dates.

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  • Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act)

    Official Journal of the European Union / EUR-Lex · checked 2026-09-23 · EU AI Act

    The legal text as adopted.

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  • EU approves delays and other amendments to certain AI Act obligations

    Morgan Lewis · checked 2026-09-23 · EU AI Act

    Parliament's 16 June 2026 approval and the shift of Annex III duties to 2 December 2027.

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  • The final Digital Omnibus on AI — key amendments

    Freshfields · checked 2026-09-23 · EU AI Act

    Council adoption on 29 June 2026 and the substance of the deferral and new prohibitions.

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  • EU Transparency Register

    European Parliament and European Commission · checked 2026-09-23 · EU AI Act

    Registered interest representatives and declared meetings cited in the influence map.

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  • Corporate sustainability due diligence — policy page

    European Commission · checked 2026-09-23 · EU corporate due diligence (CSDDD)

    Entry into force on 25 July 2024 and the amendments by Directive (EU) 2025/794 and (EU) 2026/470.

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  • Council signs off simplification of sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements

    Council of the European Union · checked 2026-09-23 · EU corporate due diligence (CSDDD)

    Final sign-off on 24 February 2026 and the new 5,000 employee / €1.5bn thresholds.

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  • Omnibus I Directive entered into force — overview of the amended CSRD and CSDDD

    Bird & Bird · checked 2026-09-23 · EU corporate due diligence (CSDDD)

    Publication on 26 February 2026 and entry into force on 18 March 2026.

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  • CSDDD: amendments under Omnibus I finalised

    DLA Piper · checked 2026-09-23 · EU corporate due diligence (CSDDD)

    Deferral of application to 26 July 2029 and the narrowed scope.

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  • Directive (EU) 2024/1760

    Official Journal of the European Union / EUR-Lex · checked 2026-09-23 · EU corporate due diligence (CSDDD)

    The legal text as originally adopted.

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