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In this issue: Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post-Brexit transition guidance Equality and Human rights Constitutional and administrative law Public procurement Information law Subsidy control and State aid Management and strategic planning Other public law news Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit highlights Administrative Court requests Court of Justice preliminary ruling under UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement in universal credit and domestic violence case—R (BZ) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The judgment focused on whether the Court should seek a preliminary ruling from the Court of Justice under Article 158(1) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community. At paragraph [104], Mr Justice Chamberlain stated that the court’s competence to seek a ruling on the correct construction of Article 17(2)...

In this issue: Social care Social housing Local government finance Public procurement Governance Education Healthcare Social care Children’s social care Planning Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Social care Social care Administrative Court requests Court of Justice preliminary ruling under UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement in universal credit and domestic violence case (R (BZ) v SSWP) In R (BZ) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the court’s focus was whether a reference to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling should be made under Article 158(1) of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (WA). At paragraph [104], Mr Justice Chamberlain explained that power to seek the Court of Justice’s view on the meaning of Article 17(2) exists only where resolving that point is necessary to deliver...

Issue Details Name: 1986 Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Convention on Assistance) Parties: 131 (including 4 non–State parties, 57 signatories) Place: Vienna Adopted: 26 September 1986 Entry into force: 26 February 1987 Subject: International assistance and support in the event of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency What is the purpose of the Convention on Assistance? To allow rapid assistance and encourage international co‑operation when confronted with a nuclear or radiological emergency. The Convention is based on the International Atomic Energy Agency guidelines titled Guidelines for Mutual Emergency Assistance Arrangements in Connection with a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (1984). It sets a framework through which help can be requested and provided. What are the key elements of the Convention on Assistance? Key articles Article 2: A State Party may request assistance either: directly from another State Party; or through the IAEA. ...

Issue Details Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident Parties: 136 (including 4 non-State parties) Location: Vienna Adopted: 26 September 1986 Came into force: 27 October 1986 Subject: Requirement for prompt notification of nuclear accident What is the background to the 1986 Vienna Convention? The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident creates a system to alert other States about nuclear events with potential transboundary releases of radiological safety significance. Triggered by the USSR’s failure to share information promptly after Chernobyl, it compels States to provide the accident’s timing, location, details of radioactive releases, and other data vital for assessing the situation. Notices must be sent to potentially affected States directly or via the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and to the IAEA itself. Reporting is obligatory for nuclear accidents linked to the facilities and activities identified in Article 1, while Article 3 allows States to notify other incidents. China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom (UK)...

Nuclear energy in the EU As at September 2023, 12 of the 27 EU Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden) operate nuclear power stations on their soil, while Germany shut its last reactors in April 2023. Nuclear power usage fell by 16.7% between 2021 and 2022, yet it still supplied over a fifth (21.8%) of the EU’s total electricity generation in 2022. Nuclear safety is treated as a priority at EU level, due to the potential for cross-border consequences should a nuclear accident occur. This Practice Note introduces the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (the Euratom Treaty), which provides the foundation for EU-wide nuclear rules and standards, and sets out principal EU legislation pertinent to the nuclear industry. It addresses rules on nuclear safeguards, installation safety and licensing, protection of human health and the environment from radiation, impact assessments for proposed nuclear installations, the management of radioactive waste, and the decommissioning of sites. Euratom Treaty The...