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On 22 September 2022, the UK government gave the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill its first reading in Parliament with its second reading following on 25 October 2022.
The Bill would give broad powers to Ministers to amend, retain or revoke (with little to no Parliamentary oversight) any of the thousands of pieces of retained EU law that exist on the UK statute book – laws which make up a regulatory framework that provides protections across a wide range of areas. In addition, the Bill would introduce a ‘sunset’ date of the end of 2023 after which all retained EU law that is not specifically saved by Ministers will fall away.
This document summarises the changes proposed in the Bill and explains the five fundamental problems that justify the conclusion that the Bill must be dropped in its entirety.