Select Committee · Foreign Affairs Committee

The UK’s sanctions strategy

Status: Open Opened: 27 Jan 2025
Inquiry scopeThe Foreign Affairs Committee is seeking written evidence on sanctions scrutiny. The Committee will be considering whether Parliament should have greater oversight of the UK’s sanctions policy, and if so, how that scrutiny can be undertaken to best effect, bearing in mind the balance between the need for expediency and the need to ensure sanctions have clearly defined aims that align with wider foreign policy goals. This short inquiry will seek to establish how scrutiny could improve the effectiveness of the UK’s autonomous sanctions regimes including aims, cost-benefit analysis and delisting.

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions

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Date Session and witnesses Source
10 Jun 2025 Chloe Cina · Cina Consulting, Oliver Windridge · The Sentry, Sir David Natzler KCB · House of Commons View ↗
4 Feb 2025
Foreign Affairs Committee
Freya Page · Kharon, Maya Lester KC · Brick Court Chambers, Tom Keatinge · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
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Who gave evidence

6 witnesses

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WitnessOrganisationSessions
Chloe Cina · International Sanctions Lawyer Cina Consulting 1
Freya Page · Director of Global Outreach Kharon 1
Maya Lester KC · Senior Barrister Brick Court Chambers 1
Oliver Windridge · Senior Advisor The Sentry 1
Sir David Natzler KCB · Former Clerk of the House (2015-2019) House of Commons 1
Tom Keatinge · Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 1

Correspondence

4 letters

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