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The affected domain registrant is the person or organisation holding a domain subject to a criminal-practices referral or Ashiko suspension request. This is an abstract affected role, with no private registrant information added.
Nominet's 6 July 2026 Criminal Practices Policy ordinarily provides at least forty-eight hours' notice, with an imminent-harm exception requiring senior approval. It specifies a minimum twenty-four-month special status for .UK, with different rules for .cymru and .wales. Criminal-use merits are directed to the referring agency; implementation complaints are separate. Ashiko's 2020 policy describes an initial error or remediation route. Historical 2014 review deadlines are not silently carried into the 2026 policy.
Nominet UK → Affected domain registrant
2014-04-03 – 2014-04-03
Announcement effective4May2014 promised criminal-suspension lifting for ended conduct/wrong application/referrer nonresponse within10workingdays, distinct from proscribed-name30day review. Those historical deadlines are not silently imported into July2026CPP.
Nominet UK → Affected domain registrant
2026-07-06 – 2026-07-06
For .UK the posted July2026 policy specifies minimum24months; .cymru/.wales use expiry/cancellation/re-registration rules. Domain access can be disrupted without removing hosted content. This is a stated mechanism, not an action against a named registrant.
Nominet Criminal Practices Policy — July2026 → Affected domain registrant
2026-07-06 – 2026-07-06
Ordinarily at least48hours notice before special status. Significant evidence of imminent harm permits immediate action with senior-management approval. Satisfactory prior action or agency confirmation that criminal use ended affects continuation.
Affected domain registrant → Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU)
2020-06-22 – 2020-06-22
Within the initial48hours the registrant may raise error and remediation; police responds to WHOIS registrant or documented representative, with police complaints separate. This is a stated2020 route, not an observed reversal.
Affected domain registrant → CPP listed enforcement agencies
2026-07-06 – 2026-07-06
Criminal-use merits go through the referring agency complaint/appeal process and applicable external review. Nominet implementation complaints are separate; exact current complaint instrument was not acquired.
Nominet reported suspensions and reversals → Affected domain registrant
2022-11-01–2023-10-31 reporting period
The2023 report gives prior suspension, court-ordered transfer or subsequent compliance among non-suspension reasons; reversal follows agency-confirmed cessation. This is a positive reported correction/restraint record, not independently observed restoration or an error finding.
Nominet exercised domain action: reported requests and reversals ↗
Nominet domain-action authority: certification, private contract and review ↗
Operation Ashiko: private referrals, police approval and registry action ↗
Nominet Criminal Practices Policy — July2026 → specifies notice and corrective-action opportunity → Affected domain registrant
2026-07-06 – 2026-07-06
Ordinarily at least48hours notice before special status. Significant evidence of imminent harm permits immediate action with senior-management approval. Satisfactory prior action or agency confirmation that criminal use ended affects continuation.
Nominet UK → may suspend or redirect under published CPP → Affected domain registrant
2026-07-06 – 2026-07-06
For .UK the posted July2026 policy specifies minimum24months; .cymru/.wales use expiry/cancellation/re-registration rules. Domain access can be disrupted without removing hosted content. This is a stated mechanism, not an action against a named registrant.
Affected domain registrant → is directed to agency merits-review routes → CPP listed enforcement agencies
2026-07-06 – 2026-07-06
Criminal-use merits go through the referring agency complaint/appeal process and applicable external review. Nominet implementation complaints are separate; exact current complaint instrument was not acquired.
Nominet reported suspensions and reversals → reports examples of restraint and lifting suspension → Affected domain registrant
2022-11-01–2023-10-31 reporting period
Reported by the cited source
The2023 report gives prior suspension, court-ordered transfer or subsequent compliance among non-suspension reasons; reversal follows agency-confirmed cessation. This is a positive reported correction/restraint record, not independently observed restoration or an error finding.
Nominet UK → announced separate review promises in2014 → Affected domain registrant
2014-04-03 – 2014-04-03
Announcement effective4May2014 promised criminal-suspension lifting for ended conduct/wrong application/referrer nonresponse within10workingdays, distinct from proscribed-name30day review. Those historical deadlines are not silently imported into July2026CPP.
Affected domain registrant → may request reassessment within the initial notice window → Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU)
2020-06-22 – 2020-06-22
Within the initial48hours the registrant may raise error and remediation; police responds to WHOIS registrant or documented representative, with police complaints separate. This is a stated2020 route, not an observed reversal.