博天堂入口人很高兴 that the UK and EU were able to agree a new trade and cooperation agreement on 12月30日th, 2020. 自2016年以来，博天堂入口与 the 英国政府 to ensure that the digital and tech 部门 in Scotland 继续发展、创新和贸易. 我们强烈反对无协议脱欧， and we were pleased that a deal was secured for the growth and prosperity of 我们蓬勃发展的行业.
重要的承诺包括 maintaining zero custom duties on electronic transmissions; keeping source code safe; protecting consumers online; and providing a legal framework for common 电子签名和信任服务. 的 Brexit deal seeks to reflect regulatory best practice in areas such as 电子合同和消费者保护. 作为其中的一部分，英国已经同意了新的协议 provisions to facilitate the cross-border flow of data by prohibiting 在特定位置存储或处理数据的要求. 这可以防止 对英国企业施加代价高昂的要求. 该协议 confirms data protection commitments by both the UK and the EU – the first time the EU has agreed text on data in a free trade agreement – which protects consumers, helps to promote trust in the digital economy, and continues to 维护英国的高数据保护标准.
以下是一些关键点 to consider for our members and their respective organisations.
数据充分性
个人的转移 data between the UK and EU is no longer allowed by default due to the UK’s 脱离欧盟. 博天堂入口已经举行了一些圆桌会议 importance of data adequacy and we continue to lobby the 英国政府 to find 一个解决方案.
在过渡期间 period the UK was being assessed to determine if UK data protection laws offer 与欧盟自身的保护水平相当. 如果这被认为是足够的， then personal data can continue to be transferred without taking extra steps beyond complying with the data protection laws of the jurisdiction the company 是基于.
目前，有一个 six-month bridge period to allow for the completion of a UK adequacy decision. During this period data can flow as it did when the UK was an EU member. If 这应该改变，我们将更新相应的成员.
电子合约及文件
英国-欧盟贸易协定给予平等待遇 treatment to electronic signatures and electronic 文档 versus paper-based 文档. This includes a wide range of legal services and provisions that 将在欧盟和英国的同行之间进行.
有一些 豁免可以在 数码贸易分会.
英欧贸易协定奠定了基础 foundations for continued collaboration between the UK and the EU in the field 网络安全. 博天堂入口有一些关键的战略欧洲 partnerships formed within our 网络集群 and we look forward to maintaining 这些是向前的.
领先的网络公司之一 Security groups in the EU, 的 European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) 也同意英国继续参与. 英国可以继续这样做 contribute to work on countering cyber attacks, on critical infrastructure, elections, or working to leverage the collective weight of like- minded 例如，欧洲国家打击恐怖主义.
尽管如此，英国还是会这么做 perhaps not have the same involvement in EU cyber security policy, nor in the 与网络相关的产业政策越来越多. 然而，欧盟会这么做 miss out on the kind of contribution, practical and on policy, that the UK has 制作至今. 维持这种关系的基础已经具备 如果双方继续合作，将取得丰硕成果.
移民政策
自由的终结 movement also means a change to current and existing migration policy.
旅行和运动
英国-欧盟贸易协定允许免签 travel, including for work, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
协议还包括 a number of permitted activities that will not require a visa or economic needs 测试. 的 list of permitted activities covers things like meetings and 比如会议. 在这个问题上与我们的成员密切接触 matter, these were two key areas that cropped up and we highlighted to UK 政府.
您可以进一步查看 指导 在这里 包括每个国家吗 guides regarding travel and movement, depending on which country is of most 关心我们会员的业务.
招聘从 英国以外地区
有没有公司想要 recruit workers from 英国以外地区 must obtain a sponsor licence and meet 特定的标准. This does not apply to EEA or Swiss citizens already employed in the UK, 或者在12月31日前已经居住在英国st 2020.
你可以 阅读更多指导 on this topic, which also details policy for intra-company transfers, w在这里 you wish to transfer an employee from part of your business overseas to work for 你在英国.
学生项目 吸引人才
博天堂入口和我们的 members are passionate about academic excellence in the digital and tech 部门. Some of our members had expressed concern over the future of pan-European 协作向前发展. 英国将继续参与欧盟的一些事务 programmes which include Horizon Europe, Euratom Research and Training, and 哥白尼.
英国将不再如此 参加伊拉斯谟+，但已经启动 一个新的图灵图 这将支持学生 交流. 的 Turing Scheme is aimed at looking towards an international 焦点，以及来自欧洲的一体化.
其他路线，如的 Global 人才 route (designed to attract recognised global leaders and promising individuals in certain 部门s including digital technology) and the Youth Mobility Scheme (enabling around 20,000 18 to 30 year olds to come to the UK to work and travel each year) are ‘unsponsored’ and t在这里fore do not require a 赞助签证. 你可以看到这些和许多其他的路线 在这里.
Fintech-Financial服务
的 Treasury has given UK financial regulators the power to make temporary transitional provisions in relation to financial services legislation, 即临时过渡政权(TTP).
的 TTP will apply on a broad basis from the end of the transition period until 31 March 2022, allowing firms and other regulated persons to continue to comply with existing requirements for a limited period.
However, t在这里 are some areas w在这里 the TTP doesn’t apply, for example use 出于监管目的的信用评级. 查看本指南的更多详细信息 在这里.
目前，英国-欧盟TCA 几乎没有金融服务协议. ScotlandIS有 highlighted a lack of detail in this area to the 英国政府, as the tech start-up community in particular have expressed concern over how this will 影响可持续的资本增长和融资.
博天堂入口将继续 to work closely with our members to highlight their needs and concerns to the 英国政府.