Consultation outcome

Public consultation on the United Kingdom鈥檚 future legal framework for imposing and implementing sanctions

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, HM Treasury and Department for International Trade
Published
21 April 2017
Last updated
2 August 2017 鈥� See all updates
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

We received and reviewed 34 public responses to this consultation. Read the government response for full details.

Original consultation

Summary

皇冠体育app Government is seeking views on the legal powers needed to continue to be able to impose and implement sanctions upon the UK鈥檚 withdrawal from the European Union.

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Consultation description

Sanctions are an important foreign policy and national security tool. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council the UK plays a leading role in negotiating sanctions with global reach to counter threats to international peace and security.

皇冠体育app UK currently implements UN and other multilateral sanctions regimes through EU legal acts. Once we leave the EU, we will need new legal powers to maintain our ability to impose, implement and amend sanctions regimes.

We welcome feedback from all stakeholders to help inform the design of the UK鈥檚 future sanctions legal framework.

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Published 21 April 2017
Last updated 2 August 2017 show all updates

  1. Government response published

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