Implementing the UK’s Exit from The European Union

The National Audit Office has today published a briefing describing how the centre of government is overseeing and taking forward implementation of the UK’s exit from the European Union. The briefing focuses in particular on the coordination role of the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU).

The briefing describes the following:

The scale of the task. We set out the range of matters departments need to consider to deliver Exit and the work streams they have identified.

Who does what across government. We set out the responsibilities of DExEU and the range of government bodies involved in Exit.

How DExEU has set about its task. They set out DExEU’s approach to supporting implementation of Exit and how it is monitoring departments’ progress.

The National Audit Office scrutinises public spending for 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. The National Audit Office studies evaluate the value for money of public spending, nationally and locally. Recommendations and reports on good practice help government improve public services. The National Audit Office work led to audited savings of £734 million in 2016.

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