Regulation after EU Exit

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 20 May 2022 Closed: 14 Dec 2022 Parliament page
There are three UK regulators whose work has been particularly significantly affected by EU Exit – the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE), in particular its role in chemicals regulation. HSE is now the main regulator for chemicals in … Read more
16 Recommendations
4 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Letter
Activity timeline 3 events
14 Dec
2022
Report published
12 Oct
2022
Report published
27 Jun
2022
Correspondence
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Nineteenth Report - Regulation after EU exit HC 32 12 Oct 2022 20 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Acknowledged
Nineteenth Report - Regulation aft…
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on regulation after EU Exit.1
Government Response
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation and explains that it launched a comprehensive Air Quality Information System (AQIS) Review to ensure the public and vulnerable groups have the information they need, with outcomes to be published on UK-AIR, and a final report in early 2024, with a web system review to be completed by March 2025.
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7 Conclusion Acknowledged
Nineteenth Report - Regulation aft…
Having left the EU, the regulators need additional staff to deliver their new and expanded...
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 … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation, and states that it anticipated that the contract will be let by the end of 2022 and the department will write to inform the Committee when this has happened.
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Government Response AI assessment · 20 of 16 classified
Accepted 11
Acknowledged 2
Not Addressed 7
Total 16 recs + 4 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
27 Jun 2022 Correspondence from Michael Grenfell, Executive Director - Enforcement, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), re Public Accounts Committee inquiry into ‘Regulation after EU Exit’ – 13 June 2022 oral evidence, dated 21 June 2022
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