United Kingdom – Impact Assessments 1st NAP

The UK 2013 NAP in the section on The existing UK legal and policy framework states [page 9]:

“The Government exercises controls on the export of “strategic” goods and technology through the export licensing system. All export licence applications are rigorously assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. These assessments take full account of possible human rights impacts; a license would not be granted if we judge there is a clear risk that the proposed export might be used for internal repression.”