Policy paper

Policy Statement on the operation of Part 3 of the UK Internal Market act 2020

UK Internal Market act 2020: policy statement on the operation of Part 3 of the act (recognition of professional qualifications).

• From: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 18 March 2026

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

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UK Internal Market Act 2020: Policy statement on the operation of Part 3 of the act (recognition of professional qualifications)

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The provisions in the UK Internal Market Act 2020 to create a smooth functioning UK internal market include:

• parts 1 and 2 – the principles of mutual recognition and non-discrimination of goods and services, which form the ‘market access principles’
• part 3 – the automatic recognition of professional qualifications across the UK

This note provides the UK government’s policy view of how part 3 of the act should work for the recognition of professional qualifications across the UK internal market to allow professionals qualified in one of the 4 nations of the UK to access the same profession in another part of the UK without needing to requalify.