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NEWS FROM THE BRC
LABELLING AND FOOD RESPONSIBILITIES TO BE
DEVOLVED FOLLOWING BREXIT?
The UK Government has published a ‘provisional analysis’
of the powers which
will be repatriated to the UK’s devolved nations after Brexit. The
Scottish Retail Consortium has taken a leading role on behalf of
business in the public debate on this, and has met with UK
Cabinet Ministers and the Permanent Secretary at the
Department for Exiting the EU. SRC’s Director, David Lonsdale,
said:
“Brexit is set to herald a fresh chapter of devolution in the UK,
with substantial additional powers and responsibilities for the
devolved administrations.
“This will lead to a more diverse and complex public policy
environment for retailers to operate in. We will work to ensure
that the powers which affect the industry are implemented and
subsequently flexed in a sensible and cost effective manner, in
order to minimise administrative complexity, compliance and
cost and to maintain the widest possible choice on shop shelves
for consumers.
There are a small number of areas – such as on food and
nutrition labelling and food composition – where we will want to
see the fullest possible alignment post-Brexit, with the devolved
and UK administrations working collegiately on a shared
approach in order to minimise duplication and discrepancy for
retailers and others.
“Scotland’s shoppers and businesses benefit enormously from
the existing and largely unfettered UK single market. It allows
retailers to capitalise on the efficiencies derived from regulatory
consistency and economies of scale which in turn reduces
business costs, increases productivity, and ultimately keeps
down prices and provides more choice for customers.”
David Lonsdale
director
Scottish Retail Consortium
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