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This consultation forms part of the UK Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) ongoing work to enable Unmanned Aircraft System operations in UK Airspace in the Specific Category. A key component of the CAA Future of Flight Programme. 

The regulatory review of the Open Category is in its final stages with new regulations due to come into force on the 1 of January 2026. This is an important and exciting time for the Open category which is set to reach its full potential with the implementation of class markings.

The CAA has published a suite of UAS policies designed to deliver our Future of Flight target to scale up UAS operations. We are working hard to accelerate the introduction of new means of compliance, simplifying policy, and implementing feedback from industry. This update includes a number of new means of compliance for ground risk mitigations and containment as well as other important updates.  

The feedback provided to this consultation will be essential to enable the CAA to develop policy that supports the UAS industry. I encourage you to take this opportunity to help shape the future of UAS policy.  

Status:
Current
Review comment:
-
Version:
1
Version date:
22-Sept-2025
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