Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for Exiting the European Union
Department overview

Formed	14 July 2016
Jurisdiction	United Kingdom
Headquarters	9 Downing Street, London, England^[1]
Minister responsible	David Davis
Department executive	Philip Rycroft, Permanent Secretary
Website	Official website

The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU)^[1] is the government department of the United Kingdom responsible for overseeing negotiations relating to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union and establishing the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the EU.^[1] It was formed by the Prime Minister, Theresa May, in July 2016, in the wake of the referendum vote to leave the European Union.^[2]

The department was formed by combining staff from the Cabinet Office’s Europe Unit, the Europe Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representation to the EU, and may take on staff from other government departments as necessary.^[3] The department is overseen by the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis MP.

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Ministers[edit]

The Ministers in the Department for Exiting the European Union are as follows:^[4]

Minister	Rank	Portfolio
The Rt Hon. David Davis MP	Secretary of State	Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE	Minister of State
Steve Baker MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Robin Walker MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

The Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union was Oliver Robbins.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Department for Exiting the European Union". GOV.UK. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
^ "Theresa May signals Whitehall rejig with two new Cabinet posts | Civil Service World". www.civilserviceworld.com. CSW. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^ "Machinery of Government Changes:Written statement - HCWS94". Hansard. Hansard. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
^ "Full list of new ministerial and government appointments: July 2016". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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