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Recommendation 6
6
Accepted
On establishing the statutory TAC, the UK Government should publish a statement clearly outlining the...
Recommendation
On establishing the statutory TAC, the UK Government should publish a statement clearly outlining the role of the TAC and the role that the TAC will play in feeding into Parliamentary scrutiny of FTAs. (Paragraph 31) Implications of the UK-Australia FTA for Wales 15
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states that the TAC’s independent advice will be published to inform parliamentary scrutiny of FTAs under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaG), and points to additional enhanced scrutiny arrangements already in place.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The TAC’s role will be as debated and approved during the passage of the Trade Act 2021 and the Agriculture Act 2020. The TAC’s independent advice will be published to inform Parliamentarians as they scrutinise an FTA in advance of ratification, under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaG). This is in addition to the enhanced arrangements that the Government has put in place to inform parliamentary scrutiny.
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