Business secretary Kemi Badenoch has signed a deal with Switzerland that will make it easier for UK architects and other professionals to get their qualifications recognised in the Alpine nation.

The move follows the launch of talks on a new UK-Swiss trade deal last month. The Department for Business and Trade said that the deal will mean UK-qualified professionals in regulated sectors who wish to have their qualifications recognised in Switzerland will have “a certain and transparent system to do so”.

The deal, which confers the same rights on architects with Swiss qualifications seeking professional recognition in the UK, comes into force from January 2025. It will replace interim arrangements with Switzerland agreed ahead of the UK’s departure from the European Union.

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