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Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

Brings together information about the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme to help you decide if you are affected and what you need to do to register.

From:
Home Office
Published
1 April 2025
Last updated
1 July 2025 鈥� See all updates

The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) came into force on 1 July 2025. FIRS protects 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鈥慶ontrolled organisations.

You must register with FIRS if you or your organisation meet certain conditions. Read the information on this page to find out if you are affected and what you will must do.

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Introduction

Introductory information about the scheme including the 2 tiers, exemptions, how the scheme works, and offences under the scheme.

The 2 tiers

There are 2 types of activity you may need to register under the scheme:

  • political influence tier 鈥� 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

  • enhanced tier 鈥� 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, 鈥榬elevant activities鈥� in the UK

Under the enhanced tier, specified foreign power-controlled organisations must register any 鈥榬elevant activities鈥� 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 register with the scheme

Find information here to help you register with the scheme including:

  • what information you will need to give when you register
  • what to do if you had 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

Published 1 April 2025
Last updated 1 July 2025 show all updates

  1. The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) is now in force and the FIRS online registration service is live.

  2. Added that the online registration service will be available at 8am on 1 July.

  3. Added a link to give feedback on the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme guidance.

  4. Added a link to the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme factsheet.

  5. First published.

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