The government, in its latest position paper, has outlined the UK’s stance on ongoing confidentiality obligations and access to official documents when the UK leaves the EU
The latest position paper states that government recognises the importance of continuing to respect obligations of confidentiality and to protect information exchanged while it was a Member State, and that arrangements agreed with respect to confidentiality and the handling of information produced while it was a Member State should be reciprocal, affording an equivalent level of protection to the UK and the EU after the UK’s withdrawal.
The Withdrawal Agreement should enable a level of protection to be maintained post-Brexit, in relation to information gathered before the UK’s withdrawal.
Currently, documents held by the UK but originating from the EU are governed by the disclosure regimes set out in UK law. The government aims for both the UK and the EU to have equivalent obligations and protections going forward.
Position Paper: Confidentiality and access to documents is available here.
