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<p><strong> </strong></p><p>The import controls introduced in January 2021 and January
2022 were vital first steps in ensuring our biosecurity, which remains our priority
objective. The activities previously reported were preparatory for the introduction
of further import controls. This expenditure set out below allows us to deliver those
import controls that will now be introduced as part of a new target operating model
to be published this autumn.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Port Health Authority Fund</strong></p><p>This
funding was for grants to local authorities in England, to provide the funding they
require to deliver new sanitary checks on imports of animal products from territories
subject to special transitional import arrangements (EEA states, the Faroe Islands,
Greenland, Switzerland) that were due to be introduced from July 2022. The funding
covers three types of costs that will be incurred by local authorities:</p><ul><li>Salary
costs of recruited staff, to enable authorities to retain them in post</li><li>Recruitment
and salary costs for new staff where required and agreed</li><li>Certain non-staff
costs relating to accommodation, equipment, and systems</li></ul><p> </p><p>The PHA
fund received their budgets through the section 31 grant process which is a non-ringfenced
grant to local authorities.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Imports policy</strong></p><p>This
covers Full Time Equivalent Defra staffing costs, which included some contractors.</p><p>
</p><p><strong>IPAFFS</strong></p><p>This IT development work was conducted by a third-party
supplier specialising in software development, to build a replacement Imports system
to the European system (TRACES)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Infrastructure</strong></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong>£12.67 million</strong> has been spent by Defra on the Sevington
BCP includes costs for Construction and Refurbishment.</p><p><strong>£15.20 million
</strong>has been spent by Defra on the Dover SPS BCP, which includes costs for Construction
and Refurbishment.</p><p> </p><p>Other Infrastructure costs that were incurred by
Defra in FY 21/22 were for Consultancy and Legal Fees (£0.65m*), Fixtures, Fittings
and Equipment (£0.3m*) and Defra Staff (£2.17m*) which included, specialist temporary
contractor expertise to deliver this complex project.</p><p>* Some rounding errors
exist</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Activity</strong></p></td><td><p>FY
21/22</p></td><td><p>FY 22/23</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Digital
Delivery</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IPAFFS</p></td><td><p>£9.61m</p></td><td><p>£0.00m</p></td><td><p><strong>£9.61m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overhead</p></td><td><p>£1.16m</p></td><td><p>£0.00m</p></td><td><p><strong>£1.16m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Imports
Policy</strong></p></td><td><p>£11.17m</p></td><td><p>£0.15m</p></td><td><p><strong>£11.32m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PHA
Fund</strong></p></td><td><p>17.56m</p></td><td><p>£2.50m</p></td><td><p><strong>£20.06m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>£39.50m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2.65m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£42.15m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td><td><p><strong>
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