Retained EU law and assimilated law dashboard

Details

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Background

REUL was was a type of domestic lawlaw, 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 of REUL was was to provide legal continuity and certainty at the end of the transition period. 

On 29 June 2023,2023 the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2023 received Royal Assent. UnderAssent. Under the ‘REUL Act’,  Act’, REUL which which had not been revoked by the end of 2023 became “assimilated law”. Unlike Unlike REUL, assimilated law is not interpreted in line with EU principles of interpretation; these were removed from domestic law by the the REUL Act Act with effect from 1 January 2024.2024.   

The cataloguedashboard of REUL canwas bebuilt accessedusing Observable via MicrosoftGitHub, Power BI and provides viewers with theimproved opportunityaccessibility tofor exploreall andusers. filter the legislation within. The dashboard now holds a total of 6,7356,901 individual pieces of of REUL, concentrated over 400 unique policy areas. New features may be added to the dashboard in due course.

For further instructions on using the dashboard visit the Retained EU Law and Assimilated Law dashboard.