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Brexit SI Bulletin—latest drafts and sifting committee reports, 24 April 2020

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Published on: 24 April 2020

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Latest SLSC recommendations
Latest Brexit SIs laid for sifting
Sifting during coronavirus (COVID-19)
Further information

Article summary

Public Law analysis: The Commons European Statutory Instruments Committee (ESIC) and the Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) are responsible for the sifting process under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018). These committees scrutinise proposed negative Brexit SIs and make recommendations on the appropriate parliamentary procedure before the instruments are laid in Parliament. This bulletin outlines the latest updates and recommendations, collated on 24 April 2020.

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