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Government Response to the Committee's First Joint Report - Developments in UK Strategic Export Controls

Published 9 January 2023

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The government's response

This document responds to First Joint Report (Fourth Report of the International Development Committee) - Developments in UK Strategic Export Controls.

This is the government's response, published 9 January 2023.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government's response to the Committees' report is mixed: it commits to some actions, says it cannot commit to others, and does not consider an independent review of the new Criteria necessary or proportionate.

  • On the LITE licensing IT system, the government says delivery is being progressed urgently and it "will commit to ECJU providing the Committees with six-monthly updates on progress".
  • On post-shipment verification, the government "notes" the recommendations and agrees it is no substitute for pre-licensing assessment, but states: "we cannot commit to implementing a pilot programme by 2025".
  • On convictions data, HMRC "will provide convictions data for export control violations for inclusion in Annual Reports".
  • On providing settlement data privately, HMRC says this "is not something HMRC can agree to", citing disclosure rules in the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005.

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