THE
Civil Service has worked for well over two years to prepare for the UK to
withdraw successfully from the European Union. In the run-up to 29 March,
around 17,000 civil servants were working in EU-Exit-critical roles. They were
working to progress over 300 work streams designed to ensure that the UK is
ready to leave the European Union in any scenario. Of course, the date of the
UK’s exit has now been extended, potentially until the end of October 2019. If
a deal between the EU and UK is agreed and ratified in Parliament before that
date, the UK could leave earlier. While our planning for withdrawal continues,
this extension gives us a natural point to consider how we have progressed this
work to date.
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