Recommendation 17

We are deeply concerned that, so close to the end of the transition period, and with not much time left until the staggered controls take effect in July 2021, the decisions on the location of the inland facility for Holyhead Port and the equivalent facilities in South-west Wales has yet to be taken. Even with expedited planning permission, this leaves little time to build, and properly equip, sites which will need to be ready for potentially thousands of checks and processes per day. There is a significant risk that neither North nor South-west Wales will have appropriate inland facilities ready for July 2021, raising important questions about the level of contingency planning that is in place for such an eventuality.