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UK government announces reforms to design protection

The package aims to simplify protection and enforcement for design businesses, following a consultation that closed in November 2025.

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  • The government says the changes are intended to ease burdens on smaller businesses and modernise the designs system.
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The government says the reforms address a system it describes as overly complex for smaller design businesses.

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The government says the UK has 80,000 design businesses. It reports the sector contributed close to £137 billion to the economy in 2023 and supports more than 2 million jobs.

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UK GovernmentDesigners to get stronger and simpler protection in major reforms
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  1. UK government announces reforms to design protection

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  2. The package aims to simplify protection and enforcement for design businesses, following a consultation that closed in November 2025.

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  3. The government says the changes are intended to ease burdens on smaller businesses and modernise the designs system.

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  4. The government says the reforms address a system it describes as overly complex for smaller design businesses.

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  5. The government says the UK has 80,000 design businesses.

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  6. It reports the sector contributed close to £137 billion to the economy in 2023 and supports more than 2 million jobs.

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