January 18, 2021

What the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement means for personal data

What the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement means for personal data

The new agreement between the UK and EU covers a huge range of issues, however, one thing that couldn’t be included was […]

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January 12, 2021

What the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement means for Security

What the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement means for Security

Alongside the much-publicised free trade agreement between the UK and EU signed at the end of 2020, the two sides importantly committed […]

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Brexit
January 10, 2021

Exploring the UK-EU Trade and Co-Operation Agreement

Exploring the UK-EU Trade and Co-Operation Agreement

On Christmas Eve, the UK and EU reached an agreement over their future relationship after nearly a year of tough negotiations. Whilst […]

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December 16, 2020

Winging It Podcast – the UK’s Defence and Security Sectors

Winging It Podcast – the UK’s Defence and Security Sectors

In the latest episode of the ADS Winging It Podcast, we talk to the ADS Defence and Security Directors and Vice Presidents […]

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December 15, 2020

Public procurement green paper

Public procurement green paper

The current pandemic has highlighted the importance of agile, open and effective public procurement to ensure the quick provision of vital goods […]

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November 26, 2020

Preparing for Brexit: Logistics and Freight

Preparing for Brexit: Logistics and Freight

Your general reminder to get ready With just 37 days to go until the end of the transition period, government and businesses […]

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Parliament
November 11, 2020

National Security and Investment Bill 2020

National Security and Investment Bill 2020

The UK Government today announced that it will be modernising powers to investigate and intervene in potentially hostile direct investment on national […]

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October 29, 2020

Brexit: Cautious optimism for negotiations, but gaps remain

Brexit: Cautious optimism for negotiations, but gaps remain

Negotiations between the UK and EU on their future relationship after the transition period ends on 31 December have faced a bumpy […]

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Integrated Review #5: Looking toward the future

Integrated Review #5: Looking toward the future

Over the past month ADS has set out how the Government’s Integrated Review, and the associated Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS), […]

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Brexit transition
October 26, 2020

Brexit: Act now, time is running out

Brexit: Act now, time is running out

Increased urgency There are just 67 days remaining until the end of the transition period. It is for this reason that the […]

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October 19, 2020

ADS Priorities – Securing Industry’s Recovery

ADS Priorities – Securing Industry’s Recovery

The ongoing global pandemic is impacting heavily on our sectors. In 2019 the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors contributed a combined […]

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October 15, 2020

Integrated Review #3: The UK as an Exporting Powerhouse

Integrated Review #3: The UK as an Exporting Powerhouse

The UK’s Strategic Defence and Security Reviews have traditionally considered issues and capabilities affecting national security primarily, if not exclusively. However, the […]

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October 9, 2020

Integrated Review #2: Establishing Industry as Strategic Partners

Integrated Review #2: Establishing Industry as Strategic Partners

The UK’s Integrated Review (IR) is a cross-government effort to better align the various departments, agencies, and other bodies of state to […]

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October 8, 2020

Defence and security export sales in 2019

Defence and security export sales in 2019

Written by Nathan Mathiot, Security Policy Advisor, and Andy Johnston, Defence Policy Advisor – ADS UK Defence & Security Exports (UKDSE) released […]

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