Having left the EU, the regulators need additional staff to deliver their new and expanded responsibilities. CMA told us that it has always been in competition with the private sector for skilled competition lawyers and economists, and the expansion of its role after EU Exit means the scale of this challenge has increased.15 FSA and HSE are both struggling to recruit skilled toxicologists to carry out toxicological assessments in the chemicals and food regulatory regimes.16 Difficulties recru...

Having left the EU, the regulators need additional staff to deliver their new and expanded responsibilities. CMA told us that it has always been in competition with the private sector for skilled competition lawyers and economists, and the expansion of its role after EU Exit means the scale of this challenge has increased.15 FSA and HSE are both struggling to recruit skilled toxicologists to carry out toxicological assessments in the chemicals and food regulatory regimes.16 Difficulties recruiting and retaining veterinarians to carry out meat hygiene controls was also raised by FSA. Current regulations require veterinarians to be on-site in a Type: conclusion | Number: 7 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation anticipated that the contract will be let by the end of 2022. The department will write to inform the Committee when this has happened. It will take some time to onboard the supplier and agree the plan for full