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Brexit SI Bulletin—latest drafts and sifting committee reports, 26 March 2021

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Published on: 26 March 2021

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Table of contents

Latest ESIC recommendations
Latest SLSC recommendations
Instruments of interest
Instruments not drawn to the special attention of the House
Update on flow and volume of Brexit-related secondary legislation
Sifting during coronavirus (COVID-19)
Latest Brexit SIs laid for sifting
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 26 March 2021.

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