European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19

A Bill to repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and make other provision in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU.

The Bill was introduced to the House of Commons and given its First Reading on 13 July 2017.

• View the Bill on the UK Parliament website
• Read our Second Reading briefing issued ahead of the Second Reading in the House of Commons on 7 and 11 September 2017
• Read our briefing summary for Second Reading
• Read our written evidence submitted to the Scottish Parliament's Finance and Constitution Committee (September 2017)
• Read our list of amendments to the Bill at Committee stage and our list of amendments with effects and reasons (September 2017)
• Read our written evidence to the House of Commons Exiting the European Union Committee inquiry on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (September 2017)
• Read our written evidence to the House of Lords Constitution Committee inquiry on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (September 2017)
• Watch Michael Clancy give evidence to the Scottish Parliament Culture, Tourism and External Relations Committee on the Article 50 negotiations (14 September 2017)
• Watch Michael Clancy and Charles Mullin give evidence to the Scottish Parliament Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill (26 September 2017)
• Read the Finance and Constitution Committee's Offical Report of the evidence session on 1 November 2017. Michael Clancy gave evidence on behalf of the Law Society of Scotland.
• Read our written response to the Joint Select Committee on Human Rights inquiry on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (November 2017)
• Read our briefing on Clause 11 - Retaining EU Restrictions in Devolved Legislation (December 2017)
• Read our list of amendments to the Bill at Report stage and our list of amendments with effects and reasons (January 2018)
• Read our Second Reading briefing issued ahead of the Second Reading in the House of Lords on 30 and 31 January 2018
• Read our list of amendments to the Bill ahead of the Second Reading in the House of Lords and our list of amendments with effects and reasons (January 2018)
• Read our survey of the returning EU powers which intersect with devolved law (March 2018)
• Read our briefing on Clause 11 - Retaining EU restrictions in devolved legislation (March 2018)
• Read our list of amendments to the Bill ahead of Report Stage in the House of Lords and our list of amendments with effects and reasons (April 2018)
• Read our briefing issued to MSPs on the Lords Amendments to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - House of Commons Consideration (June 2018)
• Read our briefing issued to the House of Lords on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Commons amendments to amendments and reasons (June 2018)

• Read our briefing on the legislative consequences of the amendments to the motion under Section 13 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2018 (under Section 3)