Management Information Sheet
Preparation for Britain's Departure from the EU
The following information is designed to provide support to school leaders and governors in the light of Britain's impending departure from the EU. The aim is to provide a summary list of relevant guidance, updates and toolkits available to support your education establishment. We encourage you to ensure that you are up to date with relevant guidance, and especially to read the DfE no-deal preparation advice for schools/ colleges listed below.
As you will know the UK is currently due to leave the European Union at 11pm on 29 March 2019.
Keeping up to date
The Government publishes regularly updated guidance for individuals and businesses on Brexit. You can also sign up to receive email updates to get the latest information. Government guidance on the Settlement Scheme is expected to be available online in all EU languages by 29 March.
A communities toolkit is available now for community leaders to promote the settlement scheme. Information and advice for businesses and employers.
Settlement scheme for employers
If you're an employer, the Government has produced an Employer Toolkit to help you explain the EU settlement scheme to employees.
The toolkit contains a range of ready to use leaflets and posters. You might also find information from trade organisations or bodies such as the Federation For Small Businesses useful.
Education
The Department for Education has set up no-deal preparation advice for schools and similar advice for further education and apprenticeship providers.
Health and social care
The Department for Health and Social Care has published advice for health and care providers and commissioners on preparing for a no-deal scenario. Food standards
The Food Standards Agency has also produced guidance on preparing your business for leaving the EU.
GDPR Personal Data
There are potential impacts on international transfers of personal data, or for data hosted in the EEA, in the event of a no-deal.
More details are available from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Transfers of data to the EEA will continue to be permitted. Transfers of data from the EEA to the UK will not automatically be permitted, without standard contractual clauses or other arrangements.
There is also a requirement for US organisations to publicly commit to apply the EU/US Privacy Shield to transfers from the UK in the event of no deal.
Qualifications
The Withdrawal Agreement provides for on-going recognition of qualifications during the withdrawal period.
The Government has published a technical notice, which includes guidance on the ongoing recognition of European Economic Area (EEA) professional qualifications in the event of no-deal.
This states that for EEA professionals (including UK nationals holding EEA qualifications) who are already established and have received a recognition decision in the UK, the recognition decision will not be affected and will remain valid. You might also find information from trade organisations or bodies such as the Federation For Small Businesses useful.
Exporting and importing
HM Revenue and Customs have provided guidance materials that explain how to manage importing and exporting in the case of a no-deal Brexit.
The contents cover customs, excise, VAT and regulatory changes. No-deal technical notices provide guidance on more specialist areas.
An online tool is available to identify information that is most relevant to your business.
There's also a grant funding scheme for training to help employees to complete customs declarations or IT improvements.
This closes to applications on 5 April 2019, or earlier if all the funding is allocated.
The Home Office provides online guidance on the GOV.UK website. Registered immigration advisers, including some Citizen's Advice Bureaux, can provide detailed guidance.