Health, safety & environment

Sensible move. In what appears to be a major policy reversal, the government has announced that it will not proceed wholly with the planned repeal of retained EU laws, including the vital Work at Height Regulations 2005 . Official confirmation, however, is still awaited. ...

The Bill. The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill requires that all EU-derived “secondary” legislation be reviewed by government departments by the end of 2023. The intent is to purge the UK statute book of unwanted EU regulations in the wake of the 2016 Brexit referendum. It spans occupational safety and health, construction, the environment, food safety and standards, product safety including toys, hazardous substances and chemical safety. ...