National Security Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Publication) Regulations 2025. 2 They come into force when Part 4 of the Act comes fully into force. 3 They extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Interpretation 2 In these Regulations— “ the Act ” means the National Security Act 2023; “ the 2025 Information Regulations ” means the National Security Act 2023 (Foreign Activities and Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: Information and Disclosure) Regulations 2025 ; “ P ” has the meaning given— in section 65(1) of the Act, in relation to registrations under section 65(4) of the Act (foreign activity arrangements); in section 69(1) of the Act, in relation to registrations under section 69(3) of the Act (foreign influence arrangements). Duty to publish 3 1 The Secretary of State must publish on a publicly available website the information referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3), subject to regulation 6 (which contains exceptions). 2 The information is— a in relation to a political influence activities registration under section 65(4) of the Act (foreign activity arrangements), the information identified in Schedule 1 provided at the time of registration; b in relation to a political influence activities registration under section 68(1) to (3) of the Act (registrable activities of specified persons), the information identified in Schedule 2 provided at the time of registration; c in relation to a registration under section 69(3) of the Act (foreign influence arrangements), the information identified in Schedule 3 provided at the time of registration; d in relation to a registration under section 72(1) of the Act (political influence activities of foreign powers: misrepresentation), the information identified in Schedule 4 provided at the time of registration. 3 The information is information in relation to a registration mentioned in paragraph (2) and identified in the Schedule concerned— a notified to the Secretary of State as a material change under section 74(5) of the Act, or b supplied to the Secretary of State in response to an information notice given under section 75(1) of the Act. 4 A registration is a “ political influence activities registration ” for the purposes of sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (2) if the relevant activities are, or include, political influence activities . 5 The information required to be published by paragraph (1) must continue to be published until the earlier of the following— a regulation 5(1) (concerning the cessation of publication) applies, or b an exception arises to publication under regulation 6 which did not apply at the time of publication. Timing of publication 4 Where information is required to be published in accordance with regulation 3, publication must take place as soon as practicable after the day on which the registration in question is received, allowing for such time as is necessary for the Secretary of State to consider whether an exception applies under regulation 6. Cessation of publication 5 1 The Secretary of State must cease to publish information published in accordance with regulation 3(1) at the end of the period of ten years beginning with the relevant starting day. 2 The relevant starting day— a in the case of continuing arrangements with an anticipated end date, is the first day after— i the anticipated end date, or ii if a change to that date is notified as a material change in accordance with section 74(5) of the Act or in response to an information notice under section 75 of the Act, the new date, b in the case of indefinite continuing arrangements, is the first day after the day on which the Secretary of State is notified that the arrangements have ceased, or c otherwise, is the first day after the date on which the registration was received. 3 In paragraph (2)— a “ continuing arrangements with an anticipated end date ” means arrangements or activities where, in relation to a registration under the provision of the Act mentioned in the first column of the following table, a statement has been made by virtue of the provision of the 2025 Information Regulations mentioned in the second column— Provision of Act (relating to type of registration) Provision of 2025 Information Regulations Section 65(4) Schedule 2, paragraph 7(a) Section 68(1), (2) or (3) Schedule 3, paragraph 4(a) Section 69(3) Schedule 4, paragraph 7(c)(ii) Section 72(1) Schedule 5, paragraph 5(a) b “ indefinite continuing arrangements ” means arrangements or activities where, in relation to a registration under the provision of the Act mentioned in the first column of the following table, a statement has been made by virtue of the provision of the 2025 Information Regulations mentioned in the second column— Provision of the Act (relating to the type of registration) Provision of 2025 Information Regulations Section 65(4) Schedule 2, paragraph 7(b) Section 68(1), (2) or (3) Schedule 3, paragraph 4(b) Section 69(3) Schedule 4, paragraph 7(c)(iii) Section 72(1) Schedule 5, paragraph 5(b) 4 In paragraph (2)(a)(i), the “ anticipated end date ” means the date given in the statement referred to in paragraph (3)(a) and, if more than one date is given, it is the latest of the dates. 5 A continuing arrangement with an anticipated end date is to be treated as an indefinite continuing arrangement in determining the relevant starting day for the purposes of paragraph (1) where a type 1 notification is given. 6 In paragraph (5), a “type 1 notification” is a notification to the Secretary of State that the arrangements or activities in question will continue indefinitely, given— a under section 74(5) of the Act (material change), or b in response to an information notice under section 75 of the Act. 7 An indefinite continuing arrangement is to be treated as a continuing arrangement with an anticipated end date in determining the relevant starting day for the purposes of paragraph (1) where a type 2 notification is given. 8 In paragraph (7), a “type 2 notification” is a notification to the Secretary of State that the arrangements or activities in question have come to an end or are anticipated to come to an end on a date specified in the notification, given— a under section 74(5) of the Act (material change), or b in response to an information notice under section 75 of the Act. Exceptions giving rise to duty not to publish or to continue to publish 6 1 The Secretary of State must not publish or continue to publish any information which would otherwise be required to be published by regulation 3(1) where any of the following grounds apply. 2 Ground 1 is that there is a risk that publication would be prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom. 3 Ground 2 is that there is a risk that publication would be prejudicial to— a the prevention or detection of crime, b a criminal investigation, or c criminal proceedings. 4 Ground 3 is that a person has provided evidence to the Secretary of State that there is a significant risk that publication would put any individual’s safety at risk of serious harm. 5 Ground 4 is that the information is commercially sensitive. 6 For the purpose of paragraph (5), information is commercially sensitive if a person has provided evidence to the Secretary of State that— a the information is confidential, and b publication of the information is highly likely seriously to prejudice the commercial interests of any person. 7 For the purpose of paragraph (6)(b), harm to a person’s reputation solely by virtue of being associated with a registration published under regulation 3(1) is not to be treated as highly likely seriously to prejudice the commercial interests of that person. Dan Jarvis Minister of State Home Office 10th June 2025