Brexit: Holyrood committees seek views on continuity bill
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MSPs on two Scottish Parliament committees are seeking views on the Scottish government’s UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill.
The Scottish government introduced the bill on 18 June 2020. The bill aims to:
- allow Scots law to ‘keep pace’ with EU law in devolved areas, where appropriate (Part 1 and part 3)
- to ensure that there continue to be guiding principles on the environment in Scotland, and to establish an environmental governance body, Environmental Standards Scotland (Part 2)
- to continue the role and functions of the European institutions in ensuring the complete and effective implementation of environmental law (Part 2).
The Finance and Constitution Committee (FCC) is the lead committee considering the bill and will focus on its constitutional aspects.
The Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee (ECCLRC) is a secondary committee and it is focusing on the environmental policy aspects of the bill.
The FCC’s call for evidence can be viewed here and the ECCLRC’s here.
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