Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025

A vote to support means

• —Allows UK to set tailored product safety standards suited to British market conditions and consumer needs, rather than automatically adopting EU regulations that may not reflect domestic priorities
• —Reduces regulatory burden on UK manufacturers by streamlining certification processes and removing duplicative EU requirements, potentially lowering compliance costs and time-to-market for new products
• —Strengthens consumer protection by establishing clear, updated safety standards and measurement requirements that reflect modern manufacturing and technology advances since previous legislation
• —Creates opportunities for UK-based testing and certification bodies to grow and compete internationally, boosting the domestic metrology and conformity assessment sector

A vote to oppose means

• —May create friction in UK-EU trade as diverging product standards require separate certifications, increasing costs for businesses selling across both markets and potentially fragmenting supply chains
• —Risks lower safety outcomes if the UK weakens standards to gain competitive advantage, potentially allowing substandard products to reach consumers compared to stricter EU equivalents
• —Places significant administrative and financial burden on small and medium-sized businesses that lack resources to navigate new UK-specific certification processes independent of established EU frameworks
• —Creates uncertainty for manufacturers during transition period, as they may need to obtain dual certifications and face unclear timelines for which old standards remain valid and when new ones take effect