| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom, National Audit Office |
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| Publisher | GOV.UK |
| Series Title | Policy Paper |
| Series Details | July 2018 |
| Publication Date | July 2018 |
| Content Type | Report |
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The United Kingdom's National Audit Office published in July 2018 a report which assessed how the Department of Transport was implementing its plans to support a successful exit from the EU across its 18 EU related work streams, spanning aviation, roads, maritime, vehicles, and rail. The report set out what the Department had done to prepare for exit, and provided an assessment of whether the Department's progress was sufficient to meet the scale of the challenge. The Department was making a determined effort to ensure the UK transport system was fully prepared for EU Exit, however the challenge ahead was complex and there was a considerable amount to achieve to ensure the best outcome for UK passengers and road users beyond March 2019. Further information The 18 work streams for which the Department for Transport was responsible were: Aviation Roads Maritime Vehicles Cross-cutting Note: The NAO had earlier issued further Briefings for other Government departments in November 2017 - January 2018: + Implementing the UK’s Exit from the European Union: The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, November 2017 + Implementing the UK’s exit from the European Union. The Department for Exiting the European Union and the centre of government, November 2017 + Implementing the UK’s exit from the European Union: Infrastructure and Projects Authority, November 2017 + Implementing the UK’s Exit from the European Union: The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, December 2017. + Implementing the UK’s Exit from the European Union – People and skills: The role of the centre of government, December 2017 + Implementing the UK’s exit from the European Union. The Department for International Trade, January 2018. Background The National Audit Office in the United Kingdom scrutinises public spending for the UK Parliament and is independent of government. The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), Sir Amyas Morse KCB, is an Officer of the House of Commons and leads the NAO, which employs some 785 people. The C&AG certifies the accounts of all government departments and many other public sector bodies. He has statutory authority to examine and report to Parliament on whether departments and the bodies they fund have used their resources efficiently, effectively, and with economy. Its studies evaluate the value for money of public spending, nationally and locally. Its recommendations and reports on good practice help government improve public services. Its work led to audited savings of £734 million in 2016. In July 2017 the Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office, Amyas Morse had given an interview to selected journalists, in which he expressed concern that the United Kingdom government had failed to take a unified approach to talks with the EU. He suggested that the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU), the Treasury and the cabinet office had so far failed to take an 'energetic' lead, leaving other departments to set their own priorities. Morse said he had suggested to relevant ministers and officials that he would like to see a cross-departmental plan on Brexit implementation. This had not yet been forthcoming. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source https://www.nao.org.uk/report/implementing-the-uks-exit-from-the-european-union-department-for-transport/ |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Mobility and Transport |
| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
