Preparing for a no-deal Brexit

Author: Iain McIver, Iain Thom, Ross Burnside, Graeme Cook, Angus Evans, Anne Jepson, Alexa Morrison, Alan Rehfisch

PDF Published: Monday 02 Sep 2019 (SB 19-54)

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- Executive Summary
- Introduction
  - What is a 'no-deal Brexit'?
  - Does the UK Government support 'no-deal'?
  - What does no-deal look like?
    
    EU preparations for no-deal
    
    What might happen after a no-deal Brexit?
- UK contingencies in a no-deal Brexit
  - Operation Yellowhammer
  - Preparations under Johnson government
  - The restart of Operation Yellowhammer
- Scottish Government approach to contingency planning
  - Governance structures
    
    The Ministerial Group on EU Exit Readiness
    
    Scottish Government Resilience Room
    
    Civil Service Response
    
    Resilience partnerships
- Public communications
- Scottish contingency planning
  - Economy and businesses
    
    UK Government economic analysis of no-deal
    
    Scottish Government economic analysis of no-deal
    
    Action taken
  - EU citizens in the UK
    
    Action taken
  - Health and medicines
    
    Action taken
  - Food and water
    
    Action taken
  - Transport of goods and fuel
    
    Action taken
  - Law enforcement
    
    Action taken
  - Agriculture and fisheries
    
    Action taken
  - Environment
    
    Action Taken
- Financing no-deal contingencies
  - 2019-20 budget
- Civil Contingencies Act
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