Publications

9 Publications found…

• Briefing Paper 26 June 2026

  Devolution and Post-Brexit UK FTAs: The Story So Far

  By Lisa Claire Whitten and Billy Melo Araujo et al.

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  Summary CITP publication

  This paper explores the involvement of devolved administrations in post-Brexit independent UK trade policy and its possible impacts in devolved territories.

  Topics

  • Trade with the EU and Brexit
  • UK trade policy

• Academic Paper 5 June 2026

  A Brexit benefit? Exploring devolved government’s involvement in UK trade policy

  By Lisa Claire Whitten, Viviane Gravey and Billy Melo Araujo et al.

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  Summary CITP publication

  This article assesses provisions for, and practices of, devolved involvement in UK trade policy post-Brexit.

  Topics

  • Regulation and Trade
  • Trade with the EU and Brexit
  • UK trade policy

• Academic Paper 28 May 2026

  UK trade agreements and the double bind of devolved regulatory autonomy: the interplay of external commitments and domestic constraints

  By Lisa Claire Whitten, Billy Melo Araujo and Viviane Gravey et al.

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  Summary CITP publication

  This paper examines the effect of post-Brexit UK trade agreements on devolved regulatory autonomy.

  Topics

  • Regulation and Trade
  • Trade with the EU and Brexit
  • UK trade policy

• Briefing Paper 24 June 2025

  Negotiating a turbulent world: The role of devolved nations in UK trade

  By Alexander Fitzpatrick, Ludivine Petetin, Lisa Claire Whitten, Billy Melo Araujo, Viviane Gravey, Dan Wincott, Lindsey Garner-Knapp and Daniela Janikova et al.

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  Summary CITP publication

  This Briefing Paper explores the evolving position, role, and potential for the Devolved Administrations of the UK in how trade policy is formulated and implemented across the four nations of the UK.

  Topics

  • Regulation and Trade
  • The UK internal market

• Evidence 15 May 2025

  House of Lords International Agreements Committee inquiry on Review of treaty scrutiny

  By Billy Melo Araujo, Ludivine Petetin, Lisa Claire Whitten, Lindsey Garner-Knapp and Viviane Gravey et al.

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  Summary CITP publication

  In response to this inquiry by the House of Lords International Agreements Committee on "Review of treaty scrutiny", our evidence reviews the UK’s treaty scrutiny legal framework and practice under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRAG) and highlights certain weaknesses / limitations. The report advocates for reforms: granting Parliament full approval powers over treaties, expanding scrutiny to cover more treaty types and non-binding instruments, and improving transparency and public engagement. It also calls for stronger consultation mechanisms with devolved governments and civil society, addressing systemic barriers. Without reforms, the UK's treaty-making process risks undermining democratic accountability, transparency, and legitimacy.

  Topics

  • Regulation and Trade
  • The UK internal market

• Briefing Paper 10 December 2024

  Trade and Devolution

  By Lisa Claire Whitten et al.

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  Summary CITP publication

  This Briefing Paper considers the interaction between trade agreements concluded by the UK Government since Brexit, and the UK’s devolved territories, governments, and their policy development.

  Topics

  • The UK internal market

• Blog post 13 November 2024

  US trade policy under Trump: Potential implications for the Windsor Framework and Northern Ireland

  By Billy Melo Araujo, Lisa Claire Whitten and Viviane Gravey.

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  Summary CITP publication

  This blog looks at how a Trump presidency might affect Northern Ireland, particularly in light of the Protocol/Windsor Framework.

  Topics

  • Regulation and Trade
  • The Multilateral Trading System
  • Trade Agreements
  • Trade with the EU and Brexit

• Blog post 18 July 2024

  A New Government in Westminster: What Next For Trade and Devolution?

  By Lisa Claire Whitten, Viviane Gravey and Billy Melo Araujo.

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  Summary CITP publication

  What does the change in government in Westminster mean for UK trade policy from the perspective(s) of the periphery of the three devolved administrations?

  Topics

  • Political Economy of Trade Policy
  • The UK internal market

• Evidence 16 May 2023

  Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub-Committee – Lords Select Committee inquiry on the Windsor Framework

  By Viviane Gravey, Billy Melo Araujo and Lisa Claire Whitten et al.

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  Summary CITP publication

  Written Submission to Lords Select Committee Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland Sub-Committee, on trade impacts of the Windsor Framework by Viviane Gravey, Billy Melo Araujo and Lisa Claire Whitten. This was cited four times in resulting HoL report: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/41064/documents/199962/default/

  Topics

  • UK trade policy