Foreign Influence Registration Scheme
Brings together information about the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme to help you decide if you are affected and what you will need to do to register.
The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) will come into force on 1 July 2025. FIRS will protect the safety and interests of the UK by improving the understanding of activity taking place in the UK at the instruction of a foreign state or certain foreign state‑controlled organisations.
From 1 July 2025, you must register for FIRS if you or your organisation meet certain conditions. Read the information on this page to find out if you are affected and help you prepare for what you will need to do.
Regulations relating to the scheme are being considered by Parliament. The guidance on this page is subject to Parliamentary approval of the relevant legislation.
Help us improve the FIRS online registration service by joining the Home Office’s research panel.
You can also give feedback on the FIRS guidance.
Introduction
Introductory information about the scheme including the 2 tiers, exemptions, how the scheme will run, and offences under the scheme.
The 2 tiers
There are 2 types of activity you may need to register under the scheme:
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political influence tier – you must register with the scheme if you are instructed by a foreign power to carry out, or arrange for others to carry out, political influence activities in the UK
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enhanced tier – you must register with the scheme if you are instructed by a specified foreign power or a specified foreign power-controlled organisation to carry out, or arrange for others to carry out, ‘relevant activities’ in the UK
Under the enhanced tier, specified foreign power-controlled organisations must register any ‘relevant activities’ that they carry out themselves in the UK.
The foreign powers and organisations currently specified under the enhanced tier are from Russia and Iran.
Help to prepare for the scheme
Find information here to help you prepare for the scheme including:
- what information you will need to give when you register
- what to do if you have arrangements to carry out activities in place before 1 July 2025
- help to use the online registration service
- details of the information notices the government can use to find out about qualifying activities or arrangements
- guidance specific to your sector
Updates to this page
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Added a link to give feedback on the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme guidance.
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Added a link to the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme factsheet.
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First published.