The Retained EU Law Bill (REUL) will sunset all retained EU law at the end of 2023 if not otherwise retained, restated or revoked. There are several serious concerns about the bill.
Key takeaways
- The ambitious end of 2023 deadline is a concern.
- There is limited information about the consultation process.
- There is significant risk of the fragmentation of the UK Internal Market.
- The ambitious end of 2023 deadline. Business of all sizes and sectors across the UK are concerned that the size of the task, and the pace of the work required to meet the deadline, could result in decisions taken on key pieces of regulation without proper consideration of the economic consequences.
- The lack of information about the consultation process. There is no precedence for a legislative review of this size and breath, yet - to date – there is no infor