Source · Select Committees · Committees on Arms Export Controls
Recommendation 4
4
Deferred
Paragraph: 26
We recommend that the Government improve the data that is available on Open Licences.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government improve the data that is available on Open Licences. The Government should publish data in the quarterly “pivot reports” on the precise equipment and quantities exported, the companies exporting the equipment and its intended destination, and each Strategic Export Controls Annual Report should include an analysis of this data. The ability to provide this data should be an integral part of the new LITE IT system.
Government Response Summary
The government states that current systems cannot provide precise equipment and quantity data for OIELs. It commits to considering what data would be most valuable for transparency when OIELs functionality is added to the new LITE system at a later phase.
Paragraph Reference:
26
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
Information about what is licensed in Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) is published as Official Statistics each quarter. However, ECJU’s systems do not enable the collection of information on the precise equipment and quantities exported using OIELs which means we are currently unable to publish this information within the quarterly Official Statistics. ECJU is developing a new digital licensing system known as LITE. LITE will have an interface with His Majesty’s Revenue and Custom’s (HMRC’s) new Customs Declaration System to enable greater and more reliable information exchange. The delivery of LITE is phased to allow for testing and modification, with OIELs being included in LITE at a later phase. When adding the OIELs functionality to LITE, the Government will consider what data it would be most valuable to gather for transparency purposes.