The Labour government's approach to reform of legacy EU laws is different from that of its Conservative predecessor. This briefing tracks changes in assimilated law in the first half of 2024 and looks at the future direction of reform following the General Election.
Parliament has a role in scrutinising the UK Government's treaty-making. This paper explores recent calls for Parliament's role to be expanded.
The agreement includes a set of review dates and transitional periods. It provides for reviews of implementation every five years, with the first due in 2026.
Research Briefing
The UK Government has a programme to reform laws and policies previously governed by EU law. This briefing explains what progress has been made to revoke and reform that legacy law so far.
Insight
Government ministers have so far made, or intend to lay in Parliament, 20 statutory instruments that rely on powers in the Retained EU Law Act 2023.
Insight
Nearly 600 pieces of EU-derived legislation will be revoked at the end of 2023. The power to save laws from being revoked expired in October.