26 Apr 2017

Repeal Bill – Stricter scrutiny needed to make White paper Green – Richard Benwell WWT Blog The Repeal Bill will convert existing EU law into UK law, so that the same rules apply on the day after we leave the EU. Avid readers of the Link blog will know that Link members and Greener UK have been […]

03 Apr 2017

This item is developing – comment has started to emerge (see below) – no word yet on whether the exit from the London Convention on fishing access has been triggered – Daniel Owen has forwarded to me this very helpful background piece.  Institute for Government Outlines Process and Terminology Report – see below Great Repeal […]

30 Mar 2017

  Great Repeal Bill White Paper published UK Gvt ‘The Great Repeal Bill White Paper sets out the government’s proposals for ensuring a functioning statute book once the UK has left the European Union. It provides the detail about: the repeal of the European Communities Act 1972 how EU law will be converted into UK […]

12 Oct 2016

The Great Repeal looks like providing the focus for many who will seek to protect our environment; as before I will develop this as a theme. Richard Benwell (WWT) provides a fuller list of points to be cautious about. The Green Alliance were quickest off the mark but there are clearly many legal issues to […]