Annex
JOINT MISSION STATEMENT
"Promoting global security through
strategic export controls, facilitating responsible exports"
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
We shall implement effectively the UK's framework
of strategic export controls so as to ensure that sensitive goods
and technology are kept out of the wrong hands. In so doing we
shall facilitate responsible defence exports, as these depend
on a sound regime of controls.
We shall administer the licensing system efficiently
so that we keep the compliance burden on UK exporters to the minimum.
In particular we shall therefore:
— within the framework of our case
by case approach, ensure maximum predictability for exporters
by taking decisions which are consistent with the Consolidated
EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and our policy
statements;
— aim to meet our published performance
indicators which will set us challenging targets for processing
applications in a timely manner;
— be transparent about our performance
and operations, including by publishing an Annual Report to Parliament;
— establish a dialogue with exporters,
our customers, to enable us to understand their concerns and them
to understand our requirements. We shall support them in complying
with the process through services such as DTI's helpline, website,
and awareness activities and ratings. We shall keep our licence
products under review to ensure they remain appropriate as circumstances
change;
— benchmark ourselves against comparable
licensing authorities elsewhere so that we capture best practice
and ensure we are leaders in our field;
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