UK Freelancer NDAtemplate.

Open the DOCX in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice. Find-replace the highlighted [FIELDS]. The template's inline guidance walks you through each field.

It sets the right baseline (explicit non-employment language) but doesn't guarantee outcome, working practices matter more than paperwork.

The s.202A Employment Rights Act 2025 void-NDA provision primarily targets employee and worker relationships. A genuinely self-employed contractor operating through their own company is unlikely to be in scope. However, if the individual has or may have worker status under UK employment law, any clause covering relevant harassment or discrimination could be void once the provisions are in force (expected October 2026 or 2027 subject to commencement). Take independent legal advice in borderline cases.

From 29 June 2026, s.250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 creates automatic vicarious criminal liability for organisations where a senior manager commits any criminal offence within their actual or apparent authority. If a freelancer or contractor witnesses or is a victim of such conduct, any NDA clause purporting to prevent them from disclosing it to the police, prosecutors, or regulatory bodies is not merely unenforceable — it may be used as evidence of the organisation suppressing its own criminal liability. This template's mandatory carve-out explicitly preserves the right to report criminal offences to the police or law-enforcement agencies, to cooperate with criminal investigations and prosecutions, and to report to regulators including the SRA. It cannot be removed. Take independent legal advice if criminal conduct is a concern in your specific situation.

No. From 2 June 2026, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is a formally designated prescribed person under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA). Workers in the legal sector — including trainees, paralegals, clerks, and agency workers regulated by the SRA — may make protected disclosures directly to the SRA regardless of any confidentiality clause. This template's mandatory whistleblowing carve-out already preserves that right.

Yes. This is the NDA; the engagement contract is separate.

Pre-existing IP stays theirs; you get a licence to use it in the deliverables.

Yes, the template handles both individual and limited-company contractors.

Useful if the freelancer will see your staff and clients. Otherwise skip the optional block.