Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023

Retained EU law dashboard and report

17 Retained EU law dashboard and report

(1) The Secretary of State must within the period of 30 days beginning with the day after the end of each reporting period—

(a) update the retained EU law dashboard;

(b) publish and lay before Parliament a report on the revocation and reform of retained EU law.

(2) The report must—

(a) provide a summary of the data on the retained EU law dashboard (as updated under subsection (1)(a));

(b) set out the progress that has been made in revoking and reforming retained EU law during the reporting period to which the report relates;

(c) set out His Majesty’s Government’s plans to revoke and reform retained EU law in subsequent reporting periods.

(3) The plans that must be set out under subsection (2)(c) must include a list of the provisions of retained EU law which His Majesty’s Government intends to revoke or reform.

(4) The reporting periods are—

(a) the period beginning with the day on which this Act is passed and ending with 23 December 2023;

(b) each subsequent period of 6 months, subject to subsection (5).

(5) The last reporting period ends with 23 June 2026.

(6) If the Secretary of State does not meet the requirements in subsection (1) in relation to a reporting period, the Secretary of State must—

(a) explain why in a statement made in writing, and

(b) publish the statement and lay it before Parliament.

(7) In this section—

• “retained EU law dashboard” means the database on retained EU law maintained and made publicly available by the Secretary of State;

• “revoke” has the same meaning as in section 14.

(8) In subsection (2), “reform” includes “replace”.

(9) In relation to the report under subsection (1)(b) in respect of the period ending with 23 June 2026, ignore subsection (2)(c).