Assimilated law reform: Moving towards alignment?
The government says it revoked or reformed 40 pieces of assimilated law (derived from EU law) between June and December 2024.

The Commons Library has compiled a selection of books, journal and press articles, think tank, parliamentary and library publications relevant to the UK's renegotiation of its membership of the European Union. This last update will be followed by a new series of briefings on the consequences of the Brexit vote.
Reading list on UK-EU relations 2013-16: reform, renegotiation, withdrawal (14 MB , PDF)
A selection of the most recent books, including:
A selection of the most recent articles, including:
The day after Britain votes
How Europe will break on Brexit
The Remain campaign have only thin gruel to keep Britain in the European Union
What is the OECD position on Brexit?
Brexit and the Irish question
A selection of the most recent law blogs, including:
What next after the UK vote to leave the EU?
A bonfire of rights? EU employment and equality law after Brexit
How would Brexit impact the UK’s involvement in EU policing and criminal law?
Immigration
Does the EU have a “democratic deficit”?
A selection of the most recent news articles, including:
EU leaders call for UK to leave as soon as possible
Britain plunges into constitutional crisis after vote to leave EU
Brexit vote leaves UK on brink of recession, economists say
Referendum puts 70 years of EU integration into reverse
Multinationals warn of UK job cuts and lower profits after Brexit vote
Tusk: leaders to meet without UK to discuss Brexit “details”
British MEPs back Cameron, exit talks likely in autumn
Rivals trade harsh words in final Brexit debate
China’s high stakes in the British EU referendum
Bloomberg: City of London “more profitable” inside EU
A selection of the most recent press releases, including:
A selection of the most recent official publications, including:
ONS Migration statistics quarterly report: May 2016
HM Treasury analysis: the immediate economic impact of leaving the EU
A selection of the most recent reports and analysis, including:
Which are right? Phone or internet polls? New evidence from a NatCen innovation
Eutopia: romantic and right
Remain or Leave? What the numbers below the headlines tell us about the outcome
Measurement without theory: on the extraordinary abuse of economic models in the EU referendum debate
Economical with the truth: a review of HM Treasury analysis, “The long-term economic impact of EU membership and the alternatives”
A selection of the most recent Committee publications, including:
The economic and financial costs and benefits of the UK’s EU membership – Treasury Committee
Transparency of decision-making in the Council of the European Union – European Scrutiny Committee
The UK renegotiation package – European Scrutiny Committee
The process of withdrawing from the European Union – European Union Committee (Lords)
A selection of the most recent publications from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including:
The EU referendum and potential implications for Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service
A selection of the most recent briefing papers, including:
EU referendum: analysis of the UK’s new EU settlement
Brexit and the UN Security Council
Reading list on UK-EU relations 2013-16: reform, renegotiation, withdrawal (14 MB , PDF)
The government says it revoked or reformed 40 pieces of assimilated law (derived from EU law) between June and December 2024.
On 28 to 30 January 2025, the EU and the UK will take part in an arbitration hearing in The Hague in a dispute over the UK ban on sandeel fishing in its waters.
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the potential merits of a Youth Mobility Scheme between the EU and the UK on 29 January 2025, led by Sarah Olney MP.