William Wilson from Wyeside Consulting attended the UK Chemicals Stakeholder Forum meeting in London on 15 January 2020. Despite there being sessions on topics such as the Chemicals Strategy, and international initiatives such as SAICM, the meeting was notable for a drastic shortage of hard information on the future shape of the UK’s version of the REACH chemicals Regulation. The basic elements of regulation may be in place, but the relationship between UK REACH and its EU counterpart remains highly opaque.