The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU; also known as the Department for Brexit or Brexit Department) was a department of the

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responsible for overseeing negotiations relating to

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, and establishing the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the EU. It was formed by the

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, in July 2016, in the wake of the referendum vote to leave the European Union. The department was dissolved on 31 January 2020 when Brexit took effect. The department was formed by combining staff from the

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’s Europe Unit, the Europe Directorate of the

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, and the United Kingdom's Permanent Representation to the EU, and was able to take on staff from other government departments as necessary. The department was overseen by David Davis MP until he resigned on 8 July 2018.

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was appointed as

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on 9 July 2018, but resigned on 15 November 2018 over the draft withdrawal agreement. His replacement was announced on 16 November 2018 to be Steve Barclay.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the department included: # Achieve the best possible outcome for the UK's departure from the EU; and build a new ambitious, deep and special future partnership between the UK and the EU. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a
Open Government Licence v3.0
. © Crown copyright. # Coordinate delivery and legislation across government, to ensure the UK is prepared for all scenarios, including a smooth transition to our future relationship with the European Union. # Engage with Parliament, Member States and interested parties at home and abroad to shape a successful exit from the EU and to help build an ambitious future relationship.

Ministers

The Ministers in the Department for Exiting the European Union were as follows: The first

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at the department was Oliver Robbins. In September 2017, Robbins left the department as the prime minister appointed him the EU adviser in the Cabinet Office. In October 2017, Philip Rycroft was appointed the new Permanent Secretary, having previously been the department's Second Permanent Secretary. After his departure in March 2019, he was replaced by

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, previously Permanent Secretary of the

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Senior management

The department's senior management team included: * Permanent Secretary:

* UK Permanent Representative to the EU: Sir Tim Barrow KCMG LVO MBE ** Director General �
Emma Ward
** Director General �
Simon Ridley
** Acting Director General �
Anna Clunes
** Director for Legislation & Constitution – Emma Payne ** Director for Analysis – Ben Cropper ** Co-Director for Market Access and Budget �
Chris Hobley
** Co-Director for Market Access and Budget & DExEU Chief Scientific Adviser �
Eoin Parker
** Director for Negotiations Strategy �
Rhys Bowen
** Co-Director for Citizens and Networks �
Rebecca Evernden
** Co-Director for Citizens and Networks – Nicola Webb ** Director for Security, Territories and Ongoing Business – VACANT ** Co-Director for Communications & Stakeholders �
Olivier Evans
** Co-Director for Communications & Stakeholders �
Simon Baugh
** Director for Business Engagement & Readiness �
Nathan Phillips
** Co-Director for Domestic Policy & Implementation (Policy) – David Lamberti **Co-Director for Domestic Policy & Implementation (Implementation) �
Colin Dingwall
**Co-Director for Corporate Centre �
Helen Mills
**Co-Director for Corporate Centre – Kate Caulkin **DExEU Legal Advisers – Cathy Adams and Daniel Denman

Staff

In March 2018 government data stated the department had 636 full-time equivalent posts, rising to 651 in August 2018 (excluding contractors, management consultants and fast streamers) on an average (mean) monthly wage of £5,890 including allowances.

References

External links

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