nao.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
It shows just how much work is happening inside Whitehall - v impressive against any normal standards - but...
Defra is responsible for:
- 1 in 6 Brexit workstreams
- 1 in 8 statutory instruments
- 1 in 3 Brexit Bills
But it lost around 1 in 3 members of staff through cuts between 2010 and 2016
Those cuts were reversed in less than two years after referendum - but new hires don't replace experience.