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Operation Brock: removing sunset clauses and provisions for EU Exit and COVID-19 pandemic from existing traffic management legislation

Proposes removing Operation Brock provisions for EU exit transition period, COVID-19 provisions and the sunset clauses, originally for 31 October 2021.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk

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Proposals to update the legislation underpinning Operation Brock (the traffic management contingency plans used in the event of significant disruption at the Short Straits crossings in Kent). It is proposed to remove:

provisions relating to the end of the EU Exit transition period and COVID-19 that are no longer needed
‘sunset clauses’ that mean the legislation will expire on 31 October 2021

By removing these clauses, Operation Brock can be used in future when there is disruption at the Short Straits (for example, from bad weather).

Documents

Operation Brock: removing sunset clauses and provisions for EU Exit and COVID-19 pandemic from existing traffic management legislation Removing sunset clauses and provisions for EU Exit and COVID-19 pandemic from existing traffic management legislation: government response