Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 23
23
Deferred
Paragraph: 81
The Government should invest in network analysis capabilities within both the OCSM and priority geographic...
Recommendation
The Government should invest in network analysis capabilities within both the OCSM and priority geographic teams to highlight enablers of atrocities, such as financial flows or key information channels. Such capabilities will support effective sanctions designation.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government discusses shifting towards a more locally led approach and working with civil society groups to explore how analysis from local organisations can support early warning systems but does not directly address investing in network analysis capabilities within the OCSM and priority geographic teams.
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Paragraph Reference:
81
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government · verbatim extract
Deferred
37. Using network analysis to look at actors, contexts, and interrelations, such as potential perpetrators, their motivations, and potential coalitions that could prevent atrocities from occurring is central to our approach. In respect of sanctions, such tools are routinely used to assess corporate structures and financial linkages between individuals and entities, and HMG continues to invest in them.
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