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International issues

Globalisation means every part of the public sector is affected by international issues. International development, trade, foreign affairs, and security and border issues have clear global focuses. Tourism, defence, cyber crime, laws and regulations, economic growth, education and many large projects have international aspects, and frequently involve working with international partners.

Public bodies can work together and learn from each other in many ways, such as coordinating UK activities overseas, contributing to international action and regulations, and identifying opportunities and best practice through international comparisons.

As international issues affect so many sectors, this page brings together all our publications with international lessons and good practice.

Key NAO publications: A Short Guide to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (Jul 2015); A Short Guide to the Department for International Development (Jul 2015); Exploiting the UK brand overseas (June 2015); Managing the Official Development Assistance target (Jan 2015); and Managing and removing foreign national offenders (Oct 2014)

Contingency preparations for exiting the EU with no deal

This briefing describes the Civil Contingencies Secretariat’s contingency preparations for the UK exiting the EU without a deal.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration, Food and farming, Health and social care, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Cabinet Office

Published:
12 Mar 2019

The UK border: preparedness for EU exit update

This memorandum supports the Public Accounts Committee’s examination of the government’s preparedness for ‘no deal’

Sector(s): Borders and immigration, Business and enterprise, Europe, Food and farming, Tax, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for Transport, HM Revenue and Customs

Published:
27 Feb 2019

The award of contracts for additional freight capacity on ferry services

This memorandum supports the Committee of Public Accounts’ inquiry into the award of the contracts by the Department for Transport.

Sector(s): Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for Transport

Published:
11 Feb 2019

Exiting the EU: The financial settlement – follow-up report

This report aims to provide greater clarity on the financial settlement in advance of the ‘meaningful vote’.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): HM Treasury

Published:
29 Nov 2018

The UK border: preparedness for EU exit

This report assesses how prepared government departments are for the changes required at the border after EU exit.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for Transport, HM Revenue and Customs, Home Office

Published:
24 Oct 2018

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Progress in Implementing EU Exit

This is our second report on the progress Defra has made in preparing for EU Exit.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Food and farming, Rural and countryside, Science and innovation

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Published:
12 Sep 2018

Implementing the UK’s Exit from the European Union: Department for Transport

Provides information on how the Department for Transport is organising itself to support a successful exit from the EU.

Sector(s): Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Department for Transport

Published:
19 Jul 2018

Exiting the EU: Consumer protection, competition and state aid

This report examines the progress made by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Competition and Markets Authority, and National Trading Standards in building the UK’s legal framework and capacity and capability in consumer protection, competition and state aid.

Sector(s): Regulation, consumers and competition

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Competition and Markets Authority, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Published:
6 Jul 2018

The Customs Declaration Service: a progress update

This report provides an update on HMRC’s progress with the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) since July 2017. We consider the deliverability of the CDS programme and highlight the risks and issues HMRC needs to manage to fully implement CDS by January 2019.

Sector(s): Tax

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU, Transforming public services

Department(s): HM Revenue and Customs

Published:
28 Jun 2018

Implementing the UK’s exit from the European Union: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office

This publication sets out how the FCO is preparing to deliver an effective exit from the EU. It focuses primarily on the 11 work streams on which the FCO reports to the Department for Exiting the EU.

Sector(s): Europe, Foreign affairs

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Published:
25 Apr 2018