Source · Select Committees · Committees on Arms Export Controls
Recommendation 22
22
Accepted in Part
Paragraph: 65
We are also troubled by the concerns expressed regarding the level of technical knowledge within...
Recommendation
We are also troubled by the concerns expressed regarding the level of technical knowledge within ECJU and the reported reduction in technical experts accompanying compliance officers on compliance visits. We recommend that the ECJU ensure that technical experts accompany compliance inspectors on a greater number of visits and that the number of technical experts and level of technical expertise within ECJU be reviewed as part of the ECJU Transformation Programme.
Government Response Summary
The government states that ECJU plans to reintroduce technical experts attending in-person compliance audits where beneficial, but does not explicitly commit to a greater number or a review of overall expertise levels within the Transformation Programme.
Paragraph Reference:
65
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
The Committees may be pleased to hear that, whilst it was more challenging for technical experts to play an effective role in online compliance audits during the COVID-19 pandemic, compliance audits are now returning to in person attendance, and ECJU plans to reintroduce the practice of technical experts attending them where beneficial.