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<p>As a responsible government we have been preparing for the UK’s exit from the EU
in all scenarios for nearly three years. A no deal exit remains the legal default
at the end of the extension period on 31 October unless a deal is agreed.</p><p>DExEU
has a vital coordination role to play in these preparations. We maintain a single
picture of workstreams, policy proposals and delivery implications across government
to inform policy development. This allows us to scrutinise domestic policy solutions
and delivery plans that departments develop - ensuring coherence and recommending
cross-cutting solutions to drive delivery forward.</p><p>Over 300 work-streams to
prepare for ‘no deal’ continue to be advanced across Government, to minimise disruption
to industry, to our vital services, and to the daily lives of the people of the United
Kingdom. In light of the extension, departments are making sensible decisions about
the timing and pace at which some of this work is progressing and what further action
can be taken, but we will continue to prepare for all EU Exit scenarios.</p><p>We
continue to make good progress - for example:</p><ul><li><p>Since December 2018, HMRC
has issued 74,000 new EORI numbers to traders (as of 23 June).</p></li><li><p>We have
published approximately 750 pieces of communications on no deal since August 2018,
including 106 technical notices explaining to businesses and citizens what they need
to do to prepare.</p></li><li><p>The EU Settlement Scheme is now fully opened with
over 800,000 applications so far.</p></li></ul><p> </p>
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