The Brexit Committee criticizes the British government’s preparations for the transition

The Brexit Committee in the British Parliament has criticized the government’s preparations for the imminent end of a transitional period that expires at the end of this year.

The Committee on Future Relations with the European Union said it was “disappointed” that some decisions were “long delayed” when it came to the Irish border issue.

The committee’s report stated that “the citizens of Northern Ireland deserved to know at the earliest time the terms of trade within their country”.

“When it comes to law enforcement, the lack of access to certain databases and information sources that we have used extensively is a cause for concern,” the report added.

The report continued, “It is unlikely that there will be a surrender agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom, ready to replace the European arrest warrant”.

“We are also concerned about the overall state of readiness,” he added.

Britain formally withdrew from the European Union at the end of last January, but it is still in the single market of the bloc and the customs union during the transitional period that ends at the end of the month.