Retained EU law and assimilated law dashboard
This dashboard shows a list of retained EU law (REUL) and assimilated law. These are laws that the UK saved to ensure legislative continuity immediately after Brexit.
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The REUL and assimilated law dashboard provides the public with information about the amount of assimilated law there is, where it sits across UK government departments, and the actions taken to either reform, revoke or retain it.
It includes UK legislation which is reserved, and which has mixed competence or falls under devolved competence. However, it does not include any legislation made by the devolved governments or by the Scottish Parliament, Senedd or Northern Ireland Assembly.
Following a review of REUL by the previous government, the dashboard was first published in June 2022 and catalogued 2,417 individual pieces of REUL identified by UK government departments. Since then, additional REUL was identified, now amounting to 6,925 individual pieces. The dashboard was updated in January 2026 alongside the publication of the fifth Assimilated Law Parliamentary Report and remains a useful resource for tracking the ongoing status of assimilated law.
The government remains committed to supporting economic growth by reforming assimilated law to:
- create a pro-business environment
- foster innovation
- reduce regulatory burdens
Looking ahead, the government will use REUL Act powers (ahead of their expiry in June 2026) and progress reform of assimilated law to ensure regulation creates the conditions for sustainable growth and is aligned with consumer and environmental protections. We will also reform assimilated law in the context of the government’s national missions as well as our work with the devolved governments to deliver for people across the UK. We will continue to be guided by this government’s work to strengthen its new strategic partnership with the EU.
Background
REUL was a type of domestic law, created by the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EUWA) and came into effect at the end of the UK’s post-Brexit transition period (which ended on 31 December 2020). The primary objective of REUL was to provide legal continuity and certainty at the end of the transition period.
On 29 June 2023 the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2023 received Royal Assent. Under the ‘REUL Act’, REUL which had not been revoked by the end of 2023 became “assimilated law”. Unlike REUL, assimilated law is not interpreted in line with EU principles of interpretation; these were removed from domestic law by the REUL Act with effect from 1 January 2024.
The dashboard was built using Observable via GitHub, with improved accessibility for all users. The dashboard now holds a total of 6,925 individual pieces of REUL, concentrated over 400 unique policy areas.
For further instructions on using the dashboard visit the Retained EU Law and Assimilated Law dashboard.
Updates to this page
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Retained EU Law dashboard and CSV file updated along with the figures on the page.
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The REUL and assimilated law dashboard updated to reflect the latest figures of REUL and assimilated law.
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The REUL and assimilated law dashboard updated to reflect the latest figures of REUL and assimilated law.
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REUL dashboard has been updated.
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REUL dashboard has been updated.
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Minor update to data on REUL dashboard to include REUL within November Statutory Instruments (SIs).
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This is a regular update to the retained EU law (REUL) dashboard. It includes an additional 77 pieces of REUL that have been identified since April 2023.
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The Department for Business and Trade has updated the dashboard to include additional entries and amend existing ones.
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This is the third iteration of the retained EU law (REUL) dashboard. It includes an additional 1,080 pieces of REUL that have been identified since the last iteration. The major change in this update is the new location of the dashboard. It's moved from Tableau to Power BI.
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Updated to reflect MoG changes and amendments to the policy area / legislation this page discusses
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First published.