Policy paper

The UK’s approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol

This command paper sets out the UK’s approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Published: 20 May 2020
• Last updated: 27 May 2020 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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The UK’s approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol

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The paper sets out how the UK will implement the Northern Ireland Protocol while upholding Northern Ireland’s place in the UK and respecting the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement.

To find out what businesses need to do to comply with regulations when placing manufactured goods on the Northern Ireland market from 1 January 2021, please see Placing manufactured goods on the market in Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021.

Published 20 May 2020
Last updated 27 May 2020 + show all updates

1. 27 May 2020

   HTML version added.

2. 20 May 2020

   First published.