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<p>Government departments make use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) when structuring
their engagements on preparations for leaving the EU, which is a crucial component
of planning. It is for departments to determine the manner in which engagement with
stakeholders takes place.</p><p>Given the sensitive nature of some discussions, there
may be limited circumstances in which departments have used NDAs to enable those conversations,
thereby reaching more stakeholders than would otherwise be the case.</p><p>The department
has put a limited number of NDAs in place in the course of its work. The use of NDAs
is limited to standard contractual arrangements with those providing services to support
our work and are necessary to protect commercial considerations.</p><p>According to
central records, the department has seven current NDAs covering standard contractual
arrangements with providers for activity including media monitoring, consultancy and
research.</p><p> </p>
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