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Ready for Brexit?

5 December 2018

As the government’s Brexit deal hangs in the balance, our Ready for Brexit? report takes a look at the prospect of a No Deal Brexit and how UK businesses may be able to prepare for it, as well as the risk of disruption that Brexit poses to non-EU trade.

Ready for Brexit? also assesses how far businesses have already prepared for Brexit, and reviews the key steps that companies in various sectors are taking. And it offers a guide to how the Brexit process may develop.

Most commentators expect the government’s deal to be voted down by the House of Commons. If that happens, the chances of a No Deal Brexit will be increased.

But even if parliament approves the deal, there are still ways in which could find ourselves in a No Deal Brexit, as Ready for Brexit? explains.

Many businesses understandably want to defer Brexit-related decisions for as long as possible. But certainty about a Brexit deal won’t come in time to meet the lead times for most business planning. Businesses that have not done so already should be assessing the risks they would face from a No Deal Brexit, and weighing the costs of preparing for it against the risks of not doing so.

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