The Department explained that following EU exit, the UK lost access to the EU’s Animal Diseases Information System which provided almost real-time intelligence on EU animal diseases. While the UK has access to an international intelligence system provided by the World Organisation for Animal Health, information is received in slower time and less detail compared to the EU system. The Department stated that it was still able to react quickly to the case of foot and mouth disease in Germany based in informal intelligence.21 APHA’s systems and processes