The Department for Work and Pensions and Home Office are implementing the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), including decisions from the TCA Partnership Council and Specialised Committees. Key outstanding issues include establishing a competition enforcement cooperation agreement and phased introduction of import controls on goods from the UK to the EU, with customs and SPS pre-notification requirements.
The government's summary of a decision by the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination to update the Protocol on Social Security Coordination.
The government's summary of a proposed council decision on the position to be taken by the EU in the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination.
Government has repeatedly changed its plans for introducing full import controls following the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU). Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Cross-government', 'Department for Business & Trade', 'Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs', 'HM Revenue
The government's summary of a UK/EU TCA Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation Specialised Committee decision.
The government's summary of an EU position decision regarding passenger name record data.
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 …
The loss of access to EU systems and lack of progress in taking forward the regulatory cooperation provisions set out in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement increase regulatory risks and costs. On leaving the EU, the regulators lost access to …
Having left the EU, the regulators need additional staff to deliver their new and expanded responsibilities. CMA told us that it has always been in competition with the private sector for skilled competition lawyers and economists, and the expansion of …
On leaving the EU, the regulators lost access to EU data sharing and cooperation arrangements. CMA can no longer share confidential information with the European Commission or member states in merger, competition or consumer enforcement cases.28 FSA has also lost …
The regulators told us they are taking action to mitigate issues around access to data. For example, in competition and consumer law enforcement, CMA can investigate itself and use its own powers to gather information.31 Despite no longer being able …
The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) includes a provision to establish a separate agreement on competition enforcement cooperation (including the 28 Q 52, 29 Q 52, C&AG’s Report, para 2.17 30 Q 57–58 31 Q 56 32 Q 65 …
Following EU Exit there is already some divergence in regulatory approach between the UK and EU. The regulators gave us examples where divergence was happening or could happen due to differences in opinion on what the evidence said or how …
This report assesses how UK regulators have managed taking on new responsibilities following EU Exit. Report type: value_for_money | Departments: ['Unknown (355)'] | Topics: ['Brexit', 'Business and industry', 'International', 'Regulation']
Government intends to introduce full import controls in phases from January 2022, but much work remains to be done. The UK originally intended to introduce import controls on goods entering Great Britain from the EU when the transition period ended …
Government’s arrangements for goods arriving from the EU is untested and could be exploited, increasing regulatory and fiscal risks. Governments operate import controls for several reasons including: to ensure goods meet relevant standards; to prevent smuggling and illicit activity; and …
In addition to the new customs requirements, some industries can find themselves subject to extra controls depending on the company’s individual supply chain and the industry they are in – some goods will find themselves much more regulated than others.23 …
The EU introduced import controls on goods entering the EU from the UK at the end of the transition period from 1 January 2021. The UK government originally planned to introduce full import controls on the same date but has …
HMRC told us that its main trader concerns related to small businesses. It had a high level of confidence that large traders, which are responsible for about 85% of the value of imports from the EU to the UK, would …
The NAO report notes that, since the end of the transition period, the UK government has chosen to prioritise the flow of goods over compliance, but that, after the introduction of import controls, departments will no longer be able to …
As this Report highlights, the TCA has introduced considerable trade friction for seafood and meat exporters. We welcome the Government’s willingness to engage with the EU to seek an equivalence mechanism on agri-foods. The Government should engage with the EU …
We call on the UK government to publish the outstanding guidance required for the logistics industry as a matter of urgency. In light of these delays, the UK Government should also explore what additional measures will be needed to effectively, …
In the event of major delays at the short Channel crossings, the Cabinet Office told us that there are plans to prioritise certain goods, such as exports of day-old chicks and fish for human consumption, and that additional freight capacity …
If the UK leaves the transition period provided for by the UK’s withdrawal agreement with the EU at the end of 2020 without a clear trading arrangement with the EU, the relaxation of competition law may again be called for. …