2 weeks till Brexit and Defra, at the very least, looks set to be caught with its IT pants down

The UK government has moved so slowly to prepare for a no-deal Brexit that backup plans for IT systems will be burdensome and more error-prone, MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have warned. The committee has hounded government departments about their plans for the UK's exit from the European Union without a deal for more than a year. Throughout, the MPs expressed concern about the pace of progress and lack of urgency – and have today said they are disappointed some of these fears have come to fruition. In a report titled Brexit: Risky and rushed activity must not become 'new normal', the committee looked particularly at the Department for Transport and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).