The Brexit Civil Society Alliance
The Brexit Civil Society Alliance (BCSA) was formed in 2017 to address the impact of the UK’s exit from the European Union on civil society.
The strength of BCSA lay in its success in bringing together a UK wide alliance of charities, voluntary and campaigning organisations to ensure that the voices of civil society were heard in the withdrawal process.
When the BCSA ended its activities in January 2021 many former members wanted to continue working in collaboration with other civil society organisations across the UK to strengthen their voice in the Westminster decision making process.
Archive
The following collection was compiled by the BCSA between 2017 and 2021. Whilst Brexit remains a complex and evolving issue, we hope that much of the content continues to be both relevant and educational.
Resources
Argiculture
Better Food Britain: The Legal Milestones Ahead Briefing By Sustain — Brexit Civil Society Alliance Sustain: With Brexit Talks Underway, How Can We Ensure A Sustainable Fishing Future — Brexit Civil Society Alliance GM Freeze Briefing - Brexit and GM (updated 12/12/18) — Brexit Civil Society Alliance The Agriculture Bill: A Short Term Fix Or A Long-Term Ambition? — Brexit Civil Society AllianceCytûn’s response to consultation on future of agriculture in Wales, Brexit & our Land — Brexit Civil Society Alliance Better Food Britain: The Legal Milestones Ahead Briefing By Sustain — Brexit Civil Society Alliance
Environment
Will The Withdrawal Bill work for the Environment? — Brexit Civil Society Alliance IPPR Report: Brexit and the UK’s environmental ambitions — Brexit Civil Society Alliance
Funding
Charity Finance Group briefing: Cost Benefit Analysis of Brexit for charities — Brexit Civil Society Alliance UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Creating Inclusive Growth Shared prosperity must mean shared rights Brexit And Civil Society Funding In Wales - The Path Travelled So Far And Where We Are Now
Immigration
EU settled status: automated data checks (Briefing by ORG & ILPA) Public Law Project: EU citizens’ rights in the event of a no-deal Brexit Unison briefing: Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill Second Reading 2019
Briefings
A No Deal Brexit: impacts on rights, standards, governance and transparent lawmaking - 23.11.2018 The Repeal Bill Alliance’s Alternative Brexit White Paper - 05.07.2018 Brexit & Civil Society - 22.06.2018 Scanning the Brexit Horizon What to expect in the next nine months - 22.06.2018 Briefing to peers ahead of Third Reading -16.05.2018 Briefing ahead of ping-pong: Protecting parliamentary sovereignty and fundamental rights in the EU Withdrawal Bill - 11.06.2018 House of Lords Briefing: Report Stage Day 5 by the Repeal Bill Alliance - 02.05.2018 House of Lords Briefing: Report Stage Day 2 - 22.04.2018 Report Stage Briefing for peers - 17.04.2018 House of Lords Briefing on the EU (Withdrawal) ahead of Second reading - 29.01.2018 Report Stage briefing for MPs: Amending the EU (Withdrawal) Bill - 10.01.2018 Lords briefing: The EU (Withdrawal) Bill - 07.12.2017 Amending the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to protect and uphold the devolution settlements - 28.11.2017 The Repeal Bill and Wales - 18.10.2017 Amending the Repeal Bill - 17.10.2017 Brexit, Parliament and the Repeal Bill - 15.08.2017 Civil Society and Brexit - How to prepare for a no-deal Brexit Briefing by the Brexit Civil Society Alliance on the Withdrawal Agreement & Political Declaration — Brexit Civil Society Alliance Withdrawal Agreement Bill Briefing House of Lords - Withdrawal Agreement Bill Briefing UK Internal Market Bill – Joint Briefing from the Wales Civil Society Forum on Brexit and the Brexit Civil Society Alliance Seizing the Opportunity: The case for embracing civil society’s role in democracy
Devolution
Devolution Issues In The EU Withdrawal Bill EU Withdrawal Act: Implications For Devolution
Environment
Funding
Briefing to MPs: UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Legislation
Legislating for Brexit Part 1: What has been done so far to prepare our statute book for Brexit? Legislating for Brexit part 2: what is left to do as the UK’s exit from the European Union? Legislating for Brexit: Parliament is being written out of the process Briefing to MPs: A Case for Publishing the Withdrawal Agreement Bill in draft now