Thirty-Sixth Report - EU Exit: UK Border post transition

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 746 9 February 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 31 items (9 recs)
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Acknowledged 3
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25 Conclusion Acknowledged
In December 2020, the government published its 2025 UK Border Strategy, which set out the government’s vision to have the “world’s most effective border” by 2025.77 This set out how the government would improve coordination between government departments and agencies at the border; reduce duplicative asks for data; and make …
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The government outlines its 2025 UK Border Strategy and six key transformations designed to reduce costs and administrative burdens, focusing on enhancing data collection, enabling upstream compliance, and making border documentation digital.
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28 Conclusion Acknowledged
The Northern Ireland Protocol came into operation from 1 January 2021, with grace periods delaying the requirements for some checks and preparations.87 Government told us that the requirements of the Protocol had had a significant impact on Northern Ireland trade including causing considerable diversion of trade.88 For example, trade between …
Government Response Summary
The government has been in intensive talks with the EU since October 2021 to resolve the challenges with the Northern Ireland Protocol, though remain some distance apart in reaching a negotiated outcome, and will continue to work to prepare for whatever outcome is reached.
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30 Conclusion Acknowledged
The Cabinet Office told us that, having seen considerable diversion of trade and, due to the lack of support for the Protocol among parts of the community in Northern Ireland, the government had proposed changes to the European Commission to how the Protocol operates. It also told us that it …
Government Response Summary
The government has been in intensive talks with the EU since October 2021 to resolve the challenges with the Northern Ireland Protocol, though remain some distance apart in reaching a negotiated outcome, and will continue to work to prepare for whatever outcome is reached.
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