Recommendation 7

Nevertheless, we received persuasive evidence that sanctions are most effective when imposed and enforced by as wide a coalition of countries as possible. Divergence between sanctions regimes results in gaps and loopholes, which weakens their overall effectiveness. This, in turn, reduces the impact that the imposition of sanctions seeks to achieve. We therefore call on the Government to work with its international partners to ensure that divergence on the imposition and enforcement of sanctions regimes is as limited as possible. We ask the Government to set out what steps it is taking to avoid the negative impact of divergence in its response to this report.