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<p>When we leave the EU the existing Great Britain Programme Board on non-native species
and the Non-native Risk Analysis Panel will take over the role of the EU Committee
on Invasive Alien Species and the EU Invasive Alien Species Scientific Forum respectively
and be expanded to include Northern Ireland. The Non-native Species Secretariat will
continue to support the Programme Board.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has significant expertise
in invasive non-native species, including in the area of risk analysis. In Great Britain
we have had a comprehensive framework for assessing risks posed by these species since
2007 and this framework strongly influenced the EU’s approach, including its risk
methodology, when the EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation came into force in 2015.</p><p>
</p><p>After we leave the EU this long-standing approach to risk analysis and independent
scientific scrutiny will continue to ensure that decisions have robust scientific
justification. We do not therefore anticipate a need for additional resources for
these bodies in fulfilling their remit in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>International co-operation
is essential to control the spread of these species. The UK is committed to ongoing
co-operation on invasive non-native species with the EU, Member States and other countries
after we leave the EU.</p>
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