Skip to main content
Guidance

Regulatory Innovation Office: Front Door pilot

Businesses can use the Front Door pilot to tell us about regulatory barriers.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Regulatory Innovation Office
Published:
16 January 2026
Last updated:
20 April 2026
Show all updates

  1. Added link to Phase 2 of the pilot that is open for submission across all science and technology sectors.

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

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

  4. First published.

Documents

Tell us about regulatory barriers affecting your business

HTML

RIO Front Door pilot: privacy notice

HTML

Details

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.

Phase one of the pilot, for businesses in defence technology and robotics, closed on 20 March 2026.

Phase 2 of the pilot is open and runs until 19 June 2026. This phase looks into what is holding back innovation across all science and technology sectors.
Find out more about the Front Door pilot phase 2 – business insights.

Sign up for emails or print this page