More could be done by Government to ensure small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are prepared to face the additional costs and administration required by new border requirements. In preparing for the end of the transition period government provided a range of support to help UK businesses prepare for new 6 EU Exit: UK Border post transition EU controls. This included targeted support to the 10,000 higher-value businesses which had previously only traded with the EU. Some support was provi...

More could be done by Government to ensure small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are prepared to face the additional costs and administration required by new border requirements. In preparing for the end of the transition period government provided a range of support to help UK businesses prepare for new 6 EU Exit: UK Border post transition EU controls. This included targeted support to the 10,000 higher-value businesses which had previously only traded with the EU. Some support was provided to SMEs, including the £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund, but narrowly defined criteria meant that many businesses could not access this support an Type: conclusion | Number: 3 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: 4. PAC conclusion: While we wait for the much-delayed SEND review, the support system continues to fail many children and remains financially unsustainable.