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<p>The Agency collects and shares good practice information on national and European
Union priorities for safety and health at work, working with national contact points
in all Member States. Its activities are particularly valuable to recent and proposed
EU entrants and those with less well developed health and safety systems.</p><p> </p><p>The
European Court of Auditors publishes annual reports on the accounts of the Agency
that are automatically deposited with Parliament for scrutiny purposes. For the latest
report (financial position as of 31 December 2015), the budget was €16.9 million and
the auditors stated that the Agency’s accounts were reliable and transactions were
legal and regular.</p><p> </p><p>Our relationship with the European Union's decentralised
bodies upon exit, including the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, will
be evaluated in light of delivering the twelve objectives outlined by the Prime Minister
to achieve a deep and special positive and constructive partnership between the UK
and the European Union.</p>
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