The UK border: preparedness for the end of the transition period
Background to the report The transition period is due to end on 31 December 2020, at which point the UK will cease to be part of the EU single market and customs union. From 1 January 2021 there will...
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Today 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...
View ArticleDigital Services at the Border
Background to the report Upgrading or replacing legacy systems and improving information at the border through digital transformation programmes has been an ambition of the Home Office (the...
View ArticleDigital Services at the Border
Today the National Audit Office (NAO) reports that the Home Office did not deliver improved digital border systems to its planned timetable of March 2019. This has increased costs by £173 million and...
View ArticleThe UK border – Post UK-EU transition period
Background to the report On 17 October 2019 the UK and the EU concluded the Withdrawal Agreement, establishing the terms of the UK leaving the EU, and setting out Northern Ireland’s future...
View ArticleThe UK border: Post UK-EU transition period
A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has found that while the government was able to deliver an initial operating capability at the GB-EU border by the end of the transition period, much more...
View ArticleManaging cross-border travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Background to the report At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world had to quickly adopt a variety of approaches to border management, with some adopting much stricter...
View ArticleManaging cross-border travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Government has an opportunity to learn lessons from its experience of implementing cross-border travel measures during the COVID-19 pandemic should such measures be needed in the future, according to...
View ArticleHome Office 2022-23
This guide has been produced to support the Home Affairs Committee in its examination of the Home Office’s spending and performance. It summarises the key information and insights that can be gained...
View ArticleThe UK border: Implementing an effective trade border
Background to the report The United Kingdom’s (UK’s) decision to leave the European Union (EU) in 2016 changed how goods are traded across the border between the UK and the EU. This has included the...
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