While you are not explicitly wrong, please don’t be naive to think this is limited to the UK. It is a concerted effort happening all over the world from Australia to Japan to Germany and will continue until it is stopped.

Yeah the requirements are for USB-C power delivery for devices capable of charging @ (if I remember correctly) > 15W.

The requirement was placed in the radio equipment directive of the EU so unlikely they will amend it to add requirements for USB-C cabled data transmission.