No-deal risk to South Lanarkshire schools as Brexit looms, says council

Children in South Lanarkshire could lose out on education services as a result of a no-deal Brexit. Risk registers have been updated across the council, with the education department one of the latest to add a Brexit risk. A report to the education resources committee on Tuesday, February 19, about the updated risk register and control plan marked Brexit as a “top council risk”. The report stated: “Failure to agree a deal could have significant impacts on funding and finance, workforce and employment, procurement [and] legislation. “A no-deal Brexit could place additional demand on services due to reduced growth, higher unemployment, inflationary and other budget pressures, supply chain interruption, customs and regulatory issues.”