As well as having the right skills and resources to address current and future challenges, it is important for government to have a clear strategy to ensure the overall regulatory regime is and remains fit for purpose. The OPSS will undertake a range of new regulatory functions following EU exit, such as providing technical product safety input in UK trade negotiations, and there will be an expected increase in goods checking at the border. The Department also told us that it would have to respond to wider implications, such as the UK no longer recognising the EU’s CE mark signifying compliance with standards.40 Technological developments in products and how we buy them have resulted in new and changing risks to consumers, and there are concerns about the sustainability of local regulators.41 The OPSS recognised the importance of assessing its regulatory approach and current legislation, to examine whether the regime is fit for purpose.42