The government hoped a single trade window (STW) would simplify border processes after Brexit by creating a single digital platform in which importers and exporters could upload all documentation linked to goods before they are transported. However, the STW project was paused in 2024 amid concerns over the cost of implementing the scheme. Government responses to freedom of information requests, submitted by the thinktank TaxWatch and seen by the Financial Times, now suggest no money has been spent on the project since January last year, with the Treasury writing that the programme had been brought to an early closure.
On this page, you can find minutes of all Board meetings for the last five years. We aim to publish the minutes of meetings as soon as we can after they have been formally approved.
In August, CBC News filed a freedom-of-information request to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), seeking the fate, size and disposal plans for U.S. alcohol products removed in March. The LCBO took 64 days to respond 34 days longer than the 30-day limit allowed by law. When the documents were finally released, they spanned 50 pages, but were heavily redacted.
