Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)
Now the UK has left the EU, it is no longer bound by the requirements of new or amended European directives. In addition to moves by the previous Conservative government to weaken existing health and safety rights and protections (see Changes to retained and assimilated EU law below) unions and safety campaigners have warned that Britain is falling behind improvements on safety standards that apply in other European countries (see Chapter 6).
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