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Regulatory Innovation Office: Front Door pilot

Businesses in defence technologies and robotics can use the Front Door pilot to tell us about regulatory barriers.

From:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Regulatory Innovation Office
Published
16 January 2026
Last updated
1120 FebruaryMarch 2026 — See all updates

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The Front Door is an experimental, business-led pilot by the RIO to collect and address regulatory challenges. It aims to make it easier for businesses to highlight barriers, helping RIO target reforms where they are most needed and to support innovation and growth.

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Published 16 January 2026
Last updated 1120 FebruaryMarch 2026 + show all updates

  1. The pilot for defence technology and robotics closed on 20 March 2026.

  2. The front door pilot has been extended until 20 March 2026.

  3. First published.

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