The Senedd has voted to refuse consent for the UK Government's Retained EU Law bill saying it is "reckless and irresponsible". The Retained EU Law Bill will automatically revoke all Retained EU law at the end of 2023 unless it is otherwise restated or reformed. This is known as the sunset mechanism.
But on Tuesday evening, March 28, Welsh ministers refused to offer their support and said the proposed legislation threatens food standards, environmental protections, workers’ rights, and business and consumer certainty. The Bill would require the government to review every piece of retained EU law by the end of the year and retain or reform it by the end of the year or it will be deleted.
It would mean more than 2,400 pieces of former EU law that were converted into domestic legislation as part of the EU exit process would be either repealed or replaced. Many, if not most, of these laws would drop off the UK statute book by the end of this year if no action is taken.
