Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 30
30
Introduce interim measures to freeze arms export licences for suspected IHL breaches.
Recommendation
We recommend the Government a. Provide for interim measures to allow for the temporary freezing of licenses where there are credible allegations of IHL breaches, subject to full investigation and final determination; b. report findings of independent audits of arms exports to Parliament, including details of any incidents where British manufactured arms were used in suspected breaches of IHL; c. embed an assessment of impact on humanitarian assistance into the foreign policy interest’s criteria for export licences. : (Recommendation, Paragraph 62)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 5 September 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗