STUFT powers survive with a smaller British merchant pool

Do Ships Taken Up From Trade still exist in British planning?

Yes, the legal and planning mechanism survives, although fewer British-flagged merchant ships are available for wartime requisition.

Britain retains rules for taking commercial ships into government service during conflict. The mechanism that supported STUFT therefore still exists. Its practical reach has narrowed because the British-flagged merchant fleet is smaller than it was in earlier wars. Fewer eligible ships reduce the range and speed of mobilization options. The capability survives in law and planning, but its material base is thinner.