Sanctions

(asked on 7th July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the process is for drawing up the UK Sanctions List; which individuals and bodies can nominate people and organisations for inclusion on that list; and who makes the final decision on which people and organisations are included on that list.


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Nigel Adams
This question was answered on 13th July 2020

The UK Government publishes the UK sanctions list on GOV.UK website, which provides details of those designated under regulations made under the Sanctions Act. When the UK Government makes a decision to create, change or remove a sanctions designation, it will update the UK sanctions list.

All designations will need to meet the legal tests as set out in the Sanctions Act, which includes ensuring designations are underpinned by robust evidence. On Monday 6 July, the Government published a policy note which sets out factors that are likely to be relevant to designation decisions and an information note designed to help NGOs engage with the regime. Parliamentarians can continue to engage with the Government via the usual means, including by writing to the Foreign Secretary. It is important to note that the sanctions regime is not intended to target individual countries, but those who commit serious human rights violations or abuses anywhere in the world.

As set out in the legislation, designation decisions are for the Secretary of State.

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