These Regulations strengthen existing safeguards that are in place to prevent the illicit use of certain explosives precursors and poisons to cause harm. The changes made by these Regulations are aimed at the governing regulated and reportable substances under the Poisons Act 1972 and came about following a detailed review of the legislation relating to controls of explosives precursors and poisons following the Manchester Arena and Parsons Green explosives attacks in 2017.
