UK Hires Deloitte For $3.3Mln To Prepare Trade Remedies Staff For Post-Brexit Disputes

Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published August 17, 2018 | 08:16 PM

The UK Department for International Trade has hired professional services network Deliotte for 2.6 million pounds ($3.3 million) to train the staff of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) to tackle unfair trade practices that may occur after the country exits the European Union, a listing on the UK government's contracts' website said.

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 17th August, 2018) The UK Department for International Trade has hired professional services network Deliotte for 2.6 million Pounds ($3.3 million) to train the staff of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) to tackle unfair trade practices that may occur after the country exits the European Union, a listing on the UK government's contracts' website said.

According to the listing, Deloitte will "design and deliver (including programme administration) the UK Trade Remedies Investigations Technical training programme for the staff of the new UK Trade Remedies Authority... [Deloitte will] undertake all aspects of design and delivery to enable the TRA to be operational in time for the UK's exit from the EU."

The listing also said that the program comprised two modules: a core program designed for all TRA staff and a technical one meant for 100 investigations staff.

The contract started on June 18, 2018 and will end on February 28, 2019.

According to the Politico newspaper, who cited a spokesperson for the International Trade Department, the training will teach TRA staff to conduct investigations and reviews when the United Kingdom deals with unfair trade policies on its own.

"An extensive training programme is being developed and delivered by specialists which draws heavily on the departments expertise and knowledge. This will ensure staff have the correct skills to defend UK industry against unfair trade practices," the spokesperson was quoted as saying by the newspaper on Thursday.

The contract is set to expire just a month prior to the United Kingdom's official withdrawal from the European Union.