UK Forms Critical Imports Council to Ensure Access to Key Goods

The UK is creating a new panel of business and government representatives to monitor access to vital goods, as part of a long-awaited strategy to protect the economy from supply chain shocks.

The so-called Critical Imports Council will give companies and officials a platform to identify risks to critical imports and develop plans to protect them, the Department of Business and Trade said Tuesday. The council is part of the Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy, which will be released Wednesday in a bid to prevent trade disruptions such as those highlighted by the pandemic and the current attacks in the Red Sea.