Updated Border Operating Model
The Government has published guidance that provides further detail for businesses and passengers on how the GB-EU border will operate after the end of the transition period. Key announcements are:
- Confirmation that from 1 October 2021, EU, EEA and Swiss nationals will require a passport to travel to the UK.
- EU, EEA and Swiss nationals whose rights are protected by the Withdrawal Agreement, including those eligible for European Union Settlement Scheme status, frontier workers and joining EUSS family members will continue to be able to use a national identity card for travel until at least 31 December 2025 and thereafter if the cards are compliant with International Civil Aviation Organisation standards.
- Hauliers will need a Kent Access Permit to proceed to the border.
Here’s links to the Press notice, Operating Model and Written Ministerial Statement
Importing Plants
One for attractions or visitor gardens that import plants. The government has published guidance about how to import or export plants from 1 January 2021
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/importing-and-exporting-plants-and-plant-products-from-1-january-2021?utm_source=f50db78c-a35c-49c7-9342-ed7a70203958&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate
EU Settlement factsheet
The Eu Settlement scheme factsheet has been updated
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-factsheet/eu-settlement-scheme-factsheet