Retained EU Law
On 29 June 2023, the UK Government’s Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 received Royal Assent. The Scottish Government opposes the Act, which puts vital protections at risk, threatens to undermine the devolution settlement, and was imposed without the legislative consent of the Scottish Parliament.
The Scottish Government Programme for Government 2023-24 commits the Government to challenging where we can, given our limited powers, attempts by the UK Government to use the Retained EU Law Act to legislate for lower standards, and commits to providing the Scottish Parliament with a full picture of progress
We have produced a factsheet setting out more information about the Act and the risks that we believe it poses to key sectors.
Read more about our response to the legislation.
Legislative consent memoranda
Legislative consent memoranda lodged by the Scottish Government in relation to the legislation during its passage. These set out our rationale for recommending that the Scottish Parliament withhold consent to the Bill. They include corresponding reports published by the Scottish Parliament’s Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture (CEEAC) Committee.
- Scottish Government Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) – November 2022
- Scottish Parliament CEEAC Committee report on LCM – February 2023
- Scottish Government Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (SLCM) – May 2023
- Scottish Parliament CEEAC Committee report on SLCM – June 2023
- Update and response to Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum SLCM report – August 2023
Ministerial correspondence
Letters from Scottish Government Ministers to UK Government Ministers relating to the Bill during its passage, highlighting our concerns and setting out proposed amendments to the original legislation.
- letter to UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - 22 September 2022
- letter to UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - 8 November 2022
- letter to the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade - 10 February 2023
- letter to the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade - 25 May 2023
News articles
Articles providing more information about the legislation and our response.