2. Why is it needed
Capacity in organisations in Wales is limited to effectively engage with and influence Brexit debate

3. What are we doing? Civil Society Events
Next one on 5 Dec 2018
Bring together organisations, academics and decision makers.
Civil Society Events
Support them with information tailored to their field through talks and briefings
One to one discussions with organisations
Supporting coordination on Brexit in Wales
Coordination
Website:
Briefings and explainers
Synthesising information for the sector

4. Themes Human Rights and Equality Funding Brexit Impact Immigration
Children’s rights
Funding
Many ESF projects with a focus on children and young people funded in Wales
Environment and Animal Welfare
Immigration
EU settlement scheme
Harmful rhetoric
Brexit Impact

5. Brexit and Children Household income squeeze Public spending
Current
Future
Economic impact
Household income squeeze
Public spending
Immigration
Wellbeing concerns associated with the Settlement Scheme
Rhetoric
Negative impact on children
Bullying in schools
Rights
Brexit is diverting attention away from other critical issues (mental health and social care needs…)
Brexit may weaken rights and their enforcement.
Safeguarding
Europol, Eurojust, EU alerts and information sharing, EAW…
: 218 arrests made using EAW for child sexual offenses
community
Wider impact on the community: less nurses, doctors
Increased hate crime: FOI police forces in Wales:
Gwent – 217 in 2015/16 to 666 in 2017/18.

6. ESF / ERDF/ REC… Brexit Funding
EU funding has promoted children’s and Young People’s rights and wellbeing: PACE, STEM Gogledd, Technocamps, Trio Sci Cymru…
ESF / ERDF/ REC…
No – deal guarantee until But must bid before 29 March 2019
UK participation will end
REC – funding – No UK Government Commitment yet
ESF/ERDF – UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Brexit

7. Funding UK Shared Prosperity Fund
‘tackle inequalities between communities by raising productivity’
Very Little information available from UK Government
DWP VS BEIS VS MHCLG VS Treasury?
Concerns:
Quantum
Decision making
Driving principles
Productivity / Business/ Industrial Strategy
Wales – an afterthought?
Recent work on the SPF:
Assembly Report –alignment between WG, Assembly and Third sector
Need for:
transparent intergovernmental dialogue on allocating the fund.
EDF – recommends devolved administrations determine arrangements and that the SPF drive equality and social cohesion
14 November 2018 Westminster Hall debate.
No commitment from UK Gov on quantum, some disagreement about devolution of the fund.

8. Funding Further questions?
Partnership Model between third, public and private sectors
Decision making to remain in Wales
Input into the design and strategic management
Social goals mainstreamed into the fund
Attainable for small and medium sized organisations (streamlined bureaucracy
Further questions?
How to calculate the fund and Wales’ share? Unemployment? GVA?
How to measure outcomes?
Bidding process?

9. Brexit – where are we now?
Meaningful vote in Parliament. Debates:
4,5,6,10 and 11th Dec.
UK Government tables motion within 21 days. NO
Draft
Withdrawal Agreement
Cabinet and EU have approved a package of these two
Delays? Amendments
YES
No deal?
Referendum?
General Election?
New negotiations?
2nd meaningful vote?
Uncertainty
Extension of Article 50?
UK leaves after March 2019?
MEP elections?
Withdrawal Agreement Bill
Early 2019?
Draft
Political Declaration
Passes
EU parliament votes – must ratify before 18 April 2019
UK Leaves 29 March 2019

10. Brexit – where are we now?
Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration
Disappointing climb down on the ECHR
No membership of EU agencies (such as medicines)
Europol – not as ambitious as chequers.
No-deal is still on the table
Everyone needs to continue to prepare for this scenario
Various scenarios could lead to this.
Influencing
Opportunity around the withdrawal agreement legislation
Need to look ahead: future relationship with the EU, trade, consultations (SPF) and further Brexit legislation (immigration bill for instance).
Up next
Incoming rhetoric around the ‘deal’ and use of the word ‘best’.
Renegotiation also needs a ‘backstop’.