Retained EU law and assimilated law dashboard
This dashboard shows a list of retained EU law (REUL) and assimilated law. These are laws that the UK saved to ensure legislative continuity immediately after Brexit.
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Following a review of the substance and status of REUL by the previous government, the dashboard was first published in June 2022 and catalogued 2,417 individual pieces of retained EU law (REUL) identified by UK government departments. The REUL and assimilated law dashboard provides the public with information on how much legislation is derived from the EU, and the actions taken to either reform, revoke or retain it.
It includes UK legislation which is reserved, and which has mixed competence or falls under devolved competence. However, it does not include any legislation made by the devolved institutions in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.
Over the subsequent months and years, additional REUL was identified, now amounting to 6,735 individual pieces. The dashboard was updated in July 2024 alongside publication of the Assimilated Law Parliamentary Report, which outlines the activities of the previous government, fulfilling our statutory duty to do so. The dashboard continues to provide a useful resource for tracking the ongoing status of assimilated law.
Going forward, this government’s regulatory reform agenda will be driven by our manifesto commitments to create a pro-business environment with a regulatory framework that supports innovation, investment and high-quality jobs. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) will continue to lead the work across Whitehall to determine how best to proceed with regulatory reform to achieve our objectives.
Background
REUL was a type of domestic law created by the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA) and came into effect at the end of the UK’s post-Brexit transition period (which ended on 31 December 2020). The primary objective of REUL was to provide legal continuity and certainty at the end of the transition period.
On 29 June 2023, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2023 received Royal Assent. Under the ‘REUL Act’, REUL which had not been revoked by the end of 2023 became “assimilated law”. Unlike REUL, assimilated law is not interpreted in line with EU principles of interpretation; these were removed from domestic law by the REUL Act with effect from 1 January 2024.
The catalogue of REUL can be accessed via Microsoft Power BI and provides viewers with the opportunity to explore and filter the legislation within. The dashboard now holds a total of 6,735 individual pieces of REUL, concentrated over 400 unique policy areas.
For further instructions on using the dashboard visit the Retained EU Law and Assimilated Law dashboard.
Updates to this page
Last updated 23 July 2024 + show all updates
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REUL dashboard has been updated.
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REUL dashboard has been updated.
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Minor update to data on REUL dashboard to include REUL within November Statutory Instruments (SIs).
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This is a regular update to the retained EU law (REUL) dashboard. It includes an additional 77 pieces of REUL that have been identified since April 2023.
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The Department for Business and Trade has updated the dashboard to include additional entries and amend existing ones.
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This is the third iteration of the retained EU law (REUL) dashboard. It includes an additional 1,080 pieces of REUL that have been identified since the last iteration. The major change in this update is the new location of the dashboard. It's moved from Tableau to Power BI.
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Updated to reflect MoG changes and amendments to the policy area / legislation this page discusses
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First published.