Defra maintains that a “robust” enforcement system is in operation at the Short Straits entry point. Within the context of flawed IT systems, data gaps, routine auto-clearance of goods and strained local authorities, the Committee does not share that confidence. We are particularly concerned that the absence of robust enforcement mechanisms between the Short Straits and Sevington inland BCP has created vulnerabilities that may be exploited for the illegal entry of products of animal origin into Great Britain. The current system, as it stands, risks undermining the very assurances that the BTOM was intended to deliver. (Conclusion, Paragraph 15)