The government has announced an extra £5m of funding for local authorities with air, land and sea ports to prepare for Brexit.
A further £4m will be given to “local resilience forums” made up of representatives of local public services to support preparations.
The funding can be used to develop plans and employ extra staff, the government said.
Local authorities in Kent will receive over £2.6 million in recognition of the county being home to a number of the significant and busiest ports in the area including the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel, Ashford and Ebbsfleet.
The local councils to receive extra funding are:
- Dover District Council
- Folkestone and Hythe District Council
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Hull City Council
- North East Lincolnshire Council
- Portsmouth City Council
- Southampton City Council
- Liverpool City Council
- City of Lancaster
- Ashford Borough Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- London Borough of Camden
- Manchester City Council
- North West Leicestershire District Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- London Borough of HillingdonCrawley Borough Council
- Tendring District Council
- East Suffolk Council
- Kent County Council
- Canterbury Borough Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Medway Council
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Swale Borough Council
- Thanet District Council
- Tonbridge and Malling District Council
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
