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The UK border: preparedness for EU exit October 2019

This report considers the work that government has been undertaking at the border to prepare for a no-deal EU exit.

Sector(s): Borders and immigration, Trade and investment, Transport

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Cabinet Office, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Transport

Published:
16 Oct 2019

Departmental Overview: Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance 2019

This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.

Sector(s): Trade and investment

Department(s): Department for International Trade

Published:
10 Oct 2019

Preparing for trade negotiations

This briefing sets out government’s plans and progress to date in opening up overseas markets to UK businesses.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Trade and investment

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Department for International Trade

Published:
17 May 2019

Departmental Overview: Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance 2017-18

This Overview summarises the Department’s responsibilities on how it spends its money and its key developments of work.

Sector(s): International, Trade and investment

Performance Improvement area(s): Support to Boards

Department(s): Department for International Trade

Published:
2 Nov 2018

Implementing the UK’s Exit from the European Union: The Department for International Trade

In this publication we set out how DIT is preparing to deliver an effective exit from the EU.

25 January 2018

Sector(s): International, Trade and investment

Performance Improvement area(s): Exiting the EU

Department(s): Department for International Trade

Published:
25 Jan 2018

A Short Guide to the Department for International Trade

The NAO is publishing a suite of short guides for the new Parliament, one for each government department and a selection of cross-government issues, to assist House of Commons select committees and members of Parliament.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, International, Parliament, Trade and investment

Performance Improvement area(s): International issues

Department(s): Department for International Trade

Published:
26 Oct 2017

Investigation into the UKTI specialist services contract with PA Consulting

This is an investigation into the contractual arrangements that UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) had in place since 2013-14 for the outsourcing of sector specialist services with PA Consulting. PA received £18.8million in the first year of a contract due to last three years. Following concerns about the way the contract had been priced UKTI terminated the contract in January 2016 and agreed a commercial settlement with PA in May 2016.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Trade and investment

Department(s): Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for International Trade

Published:
10 Jun 2016

Exploiting the UK brand overseas

The GREAT campaign enables government organisations to adopt consistent and effective brand management. To date, Cabinet Office has reported a return of £1.2 billion on its £113.5 million GREAT campaign investment. This is based on anticipated as well as actual expenditure by business, tourists and students.

Sector(s): Business and enterprise, Trade and investment

Performance Improvement area(s): Economic growth, International issues

Department(s): Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, Department for International Trade, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Published:
5 Jun 2015

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