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Brexit - The UK border: preparedness for the end of the transition period

Today (6 November 2020) the National Audit Office (NAO) reports that although government departments have made progress in recent months implementing the changes required to systems, infrastructure and resources to manage the border at the end of the post-EU Exit transition period, it is still likely that widespread disruption will occur from 1 January 2021. In its fourth report1 assessing government's preparations at the border, the NAO highlights that planning for 1 January 20212 has built on work done for previous EU Exit deadlines, but COVID-19 has exacerbated delays in government's preparations and significant risks remain, particularly in relation to implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol3 and trader readiness more generally. [Read Full Article]