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Outside the EU single market, there is also greater scope for England, Wales and Scotland...
Conclusion
Outside the EU single market, there is also greater scope for England, Wales and Scotland to reach different regulatory decisions in areas of devolved competence, which include food and environmental protect. The regulators are working with the devolved administrations under a set of ‘common frameworks’ to reach an agreed way forward where possible.49 For FSA, this approach involves shared committees of officials and coordinating timing of key steps such as putting advice to ministers at the same time. As a particular example, FSA has worked with Scotland and Wales to ensure all ministers agreed to lift controls on Fukushima products.50 However, in areas like gene editing for example, it is not yet clear whether a common approach will be agreed.51
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 14 December 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.
Source
Committee
Public Accounts Committee
Inquiry
Regulation after EU Exit
Report
Nineteenth Report - Regulation after EU exit
12 Oct 2022
HC 32
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age
3.9 yrs
Report published
12 Oct 2022