The additional changes to border policy which were decided by the UK Government on 10 December 2021 and were made, for England and Wales, on 15 December 2021 in the Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 are:
a requirement from 1 January 2022 for pre-notification of the import of animal by-products which were not already subject to pre-notification requirements;
an exemption from the requirement to give prior notification of the arrival of certain animal products, plants, plant products and other objects which form part of passengers’ personal luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use, and small consignments of such goods sent to natural persons and which are not intended to be placed on the market;
an exemption from the requirement to give prior notification of the arrival of certain animal products, plants, plant products and other objects imported from the Republic of Ireland.
1. b) The UK Government did not engage in discussions with the Scottish Government at an earlier stage on these additional changes which would have allowed the laying requirements to be complied with.