Trade Remedies Authority
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- Nick Baird, Chairman
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| Formed | 1 June 2021 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom |
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| Parent department | Department for Business and Trade |
| Website | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/trade-remedies-authority |
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) is a non-departmental public body of the Department for Business and Trade in the Government of the United Kingdom.[1] The organisation was established on 1 June 2021 after the passing of the Trade Act 2021.[2] Formerly part of the Department for International Trade, the trade watchdog was set up post Brexit to police trade disputes.[3][4]
The ability of the TRA to bind the government was cut back two years after launch, because new ministers were less committed to the value of a technocratic body shielding ministers from producer lobbying. The Institute for Government drew the lesson that without ministerial sign-off, or even approval of a business case, a public body is vulnerable to a change in priorities, as it does not achieve full-throated support across government, much less the wider stakeholder population.[5][6]
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