The regulators are struggling to recruit and retain the skills they need to regulate effectively after EU Exit. Having left the EU, the regulators need additional staff to deliver their new and expanded responsibilities. CMA is competing with the private sector to recruit and retain competition lawyers and economists, while both FSA and HSE are struggling to recruit experienced toxicologists in sufficient numbers. A shortage of veterinarians to assure food safety and animal welfare in abattoi...

The regulators are struggling to recruit and retain the skills they need to regulate effectively after EU Exit. Having left the EU, the regulators need additional staff to deliver their new and expanded responsibilities. CMA is competing with the private sector to recruit and retain competition lawyers and economists, while both FSA and HSE are struggling to recruit experienced toxicologists in sufficient numbers. A shortage of veterinarians to assure food safety and animal welfare in abattoirs is also a key risk for FSA, which in autumn 2021 had to put temporary measures in place to ensure it had enough veterinarians to deliver this critical Type: conclusion | Number: 2 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation Recommendation implemented The government is satisfied that the best available evidence that meets the stringent requirements for assessing compliance with the annual mean Nitrogen Dioxide (NO ) limit value unde