THE latest Brexit preparation plans for Brighton have been revealed.

Brighton and Hove City Council has published its contingency plans as the city prepares for possible disruption if Brexit goes ahead.

The new report details a number of potential risks associated with Brexit and how council officers are tackling them.

One risk is that potential traffic jams at Newhaven Port in the event of a no-deal Brexit mean trucks may not be able to access a crucial refuse facility.

Newhaven Energy Recovery Facility is where 65 per cent of the city’s waste is treated.

But the city council said a contingency plan was in place to manage traffic if a no-deal Brexit occurred.

The city council also said public transport could be affected due to interruptions to fuel supplies and EU drivers after Brexit.

It also worried interruptions to salt deliveries to Shoreham Port from the EU could impact road salting.

But the report read: “We are confident fuel disruption can be mitigated through bunkered fuel supplies at the CityClean and Veolia depots.

“A new external 50,000 litre diesel fuel tank is operational in its temporary location on site.”

It was also feared the city would not be able to “bounce back quickly” if the local economy hit a downturn.

“Brighton and Hove has a highly-qualified workforce and its productivity is not high,” it read.

“So it’s not a given that we will bounce back quickly.

“But our productivity is split between some low-productivity service sector jobs and some high-value knowledge jobs, so it is not a wholly pessimistic picture.”

Welfare rights officers are also offering advice to all EU residents in the city because of concerns those without the right to reside could lose their benefits after Brexit.

The report claimed those without the right to reside were “at risk of destitution” but adult social care and children’s services were not receiving any extra funds to deal with the risk.

It read: “The council currently relies on a number of EU agreements in relation to British children who are taken abroad and in relation to European children born outside the UK who are looked after by Brighton and Hove City Council.

“In many areas, cooperation between the UK and EU will cease, and the applicable legal regime in many practice areas will change.

“Health and social care is currently seeking clarity on this issue.”

The majority of Brexit-related risks in the report were rated “amber”.

This means they are being “effectively managed” but normal city and council business has been affected.

No risks are currently rated as “red”, which is classed as the most serious rating.