Four-page Brexit special


Kingdom?


“Because England dominates so much UK economic activity, any barriers may disproportionally affect Scotland”


Construction Scotland and the Scottish Government. It began in March 2019 to improve how the industry operates and to strengthen existing ties with clients. Prior to COVID-19, the CLF was considering a wider agenda for change across the industry. The pandemic has forced all parties to work more collaboratively. In October 2020, the CLF published


all the materials and products it uses and imports them from


England. But the reverse is also true and commuters from England make daily crossings to go to work. The most important and valuable benefi t of an integrated internal


Brett Amphlett


market is that businesses, especially SMEs, regard predictable and universal regulation throughout the UK as essential for normal trading. The risk is that because England dominates so much UK economic activity, any barriers may disproportionally aff ect Scotland.


Scotland The Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) is a collaboration between


its COVID-19 Recovery Action Plan that, among other things, looked at the resilience and capability of the supply chain. Among its recommendations is a desire to increase the use of local, sustainable and recycled materials to minimise embodied carbon and promote the indigenous supply chain, especially for timber and recycled materials. If the proposals become law, requiring greater use of indigenous Scottish materials, especially in public sector projects, would breach the non-discrimination principle. This cannot be the original intention and there is work to be done to iron out


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