| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom, National Audit Office |
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| Publisher | GOV.UK |
| Series Title | Policy Paper |
| Series Details | November 2017 |
| Publication Date | November 2017 |
| Content Type | Report |
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The United Kingdom National Audit Office published in November 2017 a briefing describing how the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), which has one of the largest and most complex EU Exit portfolios in government, was preparing to deliver a successful exit from the EU. The briefing described the following: + The scale of the task. The NAO set out the work streams BEIS had identified to deliver Exit and the range of stakeholders it would need to consult. + How BEIS had organised its response. The NAO set out how BEIS had established its EU Exit team and governance structure. + How BEIS had set about its task. The NAO set out BEIS’ approach to planning its work and resources to deliver an effective exit from the EU. + 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 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 | https://www.nao.org.uk/report/implementing-the-uks-exit-from-the-european-union-the-department-for-business-energy-industrial-strategy/ |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Energy |
| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
