The CAA has now released its discussion paper on the NPPL. This is the first step in the mandatory process for introducing regulatory change permitting the introduction of the new licence.
If there are no significant concerns resulting from this first document, then the industry-led NPPL should be introduced early next year.
According to the draft circulated to the NPPL Steering Committee, the discussion paper should soon be available for viewing at
http://www.srg.caa.co.uk/ga/ga_whatsnew.asp